I'm all for educating the less fortunate, but I can't quite see how this is going to do it. People need to be motivated to educate themselves, and it that isn't there, it doesn't matter how easy you make it for people. Libraries are well established in every neighborhood in this country, and are a great place for education. Incidentally, they almost all have free internet.
You really need to assess the situation. I have noted here budget cuts are closing libraries. Here are a few, because some people here don't seem to understand English or believe it could happen, or??? LOL!
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Tacoma: Library board expected to decide on branch closures, budget cuts tonight
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Tacoma: Library board expected to decide on branch closures, budget cuts tonight | Political Buzz
City Council members believe that public libraries will open only five days a week
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Budget cuts to force city libraries to shut down at least two days a week - NYPOST.com
Under budget cuts, library system in poor New Jersey city prepares to shut down
Final chapter? Under budget cuts, library system in poor New Jersey city prepares to shut down - FoxNews.com
Budget Cuts Force Charlotte Libraries To Shut Down
Budget Cuts Force Charlotte Libraries To Shut Down - Topix
Under budget cuts, Camden library system prepares to shut down permanently
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Massive budget cuts that have already led to furloughs for ... city of Colton abruptly shut all three of its city libraries and fired 17 staffers.
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Southern California library officials where more than half reported having to institute furloughs, layoffs and other austerity measures.
Many libraries go quiet as local budget cuts deepen - Los Angeles Times
The governor’s budget proposal cuts state library funding by 74 percent – $10.4 million. Funding for the Talking Book and Braille Center would be eliminated, forcing the service to shut down.
Approximately 250 of the stateÂ’s public libraries currently receive their internet access through New JerseyÂ’s State Library; once the money runs out, theyÂ’ll have to make other arrangements lose the service.
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Local Libraries Also Feel Governor?s Budget Cuts | njtoday.net – Everything New Jersey
Seattle's libraries will close for a week beginning late this month, leaving patrons without many normal services while the city continues to ponder how the system will operate on less money next year. It will be the second budget-driven closure in a year.
Seattle libraries to shut down for a week
Dwindling tax dollars are forcing libraries to close branches, cut hours and end programs just as more people are turning to them for services.
Troy, N.Y., is closing two of three branches today because the budget has been cut 16% to $669,000 this year, says Paul Hicok, executive director of the Troy Public Library. Its circulation of borrowed materials increased 16% last year.
• Muncie, Ind., is closing three of five branches, says library director Ginny Nilles. Its $4.8 million annual budget is facing a cut of $2 million over two years. Circulation increased 7% last year.
• In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael Nutter planned to close 11 of the city's 54 libraries this month to save $8 million, but a judge ruled he did not have the authority. Nutter is appealing. The branches remain open, but their hours will be reduced.
• Phoenix faces a 27% cut in its $40.6 million budget that would reduce hours at its 15 branches from 72 hours a week to 48 and eliminate some children and adult reading programs, says city librarian Toni Garvey. The number of visitors increased 8% in 2008.
• Darby, Pa., expects to close its only library — the oldest continuously operating free public library in Pennsylvania and believed to be the oldest in the nation — next year.
U.S. libraries on borrowed time? - USATODAY.com