Nation's First Bookless Library Set To Open

[littlemissmartypants]

24. I think you missed my point and have made some assumptions that seem harsh to me.

I would have a book tattooed on my body, encoded on my hair strands, printed on my fingernails... just to have something to read. Books to me make better friends than people. And money is spent as a matter of priority. It took me a year to save for my Kindle. I bought less food and drove fewer places and when I did have to drive... my trips were planned to maximize the efficient use of my gas, so my gas and my food money bought my "device du jour" once I had saved for it. I have free apps for the nook, pdf, kindle, google books and word on my phone which allow me to read books from it.

If calling books gods does not equal passion, gee pinch me.

At the age of eight I was molested in a public library. I fought hard to get over my fear of the library and spent every night for a year each day after working a full time job in a library researching my dissertation for which I was nationally recognized.

People get out of life what they put into it. If one wants something badly, one will find a way. And the more places we make knowledge accessible and available the better. No need to apologize to me. Teach others to read or volunteer to read to those who cannot.

My ability to make a way for myself and others to adore books as I do, does not preclude someone's ability to enjoy the public library, in what ever role.

There are many "public" libraries where they also need people to help with donations of time and money. The small public library in my town has cut hours and staff due to "the economy" which seems here to be a catchall for poor management. The next town over lost theirs altogether for the want of a trained librarian.

Having a library is a luxury, just like a device du jour. Just ask these kids:

Learn more about them and the story of their library here: Biblioburro: The Donkey Library

http://www.pbs.org/pov/biblioburro/#.UPTKfif_qOY



And please don't try to reign in a strong woman with a passion for reading or ever again apologize for your love of the library. Peace. LMSP

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http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/library/literacy/functional-illiteracy-and-literacy-problems-america