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In reply to the discussion: America is About to Lose One of Its Best Public Resource: Public Libraries [View all]Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)68. You can go back and change your post when you recognize that you are wrong.
Last edited Sun Mar 16, 2014, 07:48 AM - Edit history (1)
Yes, you came off as negative. You also said you are not an avid reader.
The article cited the value of literacy. The value of literacy is off the charts.
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America is About to Lose One of Its Best Public Resource: Public Libraries [View all]
Democrats Ramshield
Mar 2014
OP
Who needs all those old, icky books anyway? And besides, reading old books hurts the economy!!!
reformist2
Mar 2014
#15
I think libraries have been reinvented. Talk to your local librarian about electronic access...
Hekate
Mar 2014
#30
your president, congress, & other elected officials are making that choice, the "people" are not nt
msongs
Mar 2014
#21
"Replace" was a bad word, I mean added to the library system, along with e-book rentals....
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#31
Project Gutenberg has 42,000 free ebooks, including most out-of-copyright that you'd want to read
FarCenter
Mar 2014
#37
The rich and powerful don't think that they have any obligation to "the public"
YoungDemCA
Mar 2014
#29
The attack on the libraries is intentional, and it is connected to other attacks on public resources
YoungDemCA
Mar 2014
#28
Interesting. Here in southwest Ohio they approved a nearly $200million bond issue
madinmaryland
Mar 2014
#36
many of our colleges indirectly help close them down by supporting right wing radio stations.
certainot
Mar 2014
#59
I didn't realize the significance literacy played in delinquency, violence, and crime.
Enthusiast
Mar 2014
#66