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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
My library is busier than ever, and I am using it more and more. I talk out ebooks, and I reserved pbooks, mostly to complete series that are not available in ebook form. What has changed is I hardly ever go into the library. I used to drive or bike to the library to pick up the book I had reserved - now I sit in my pjs with a cup of coffee and retrieve my books! Very convenient, but not very social.
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I think that covers it for a lot of people, myself included. Even on the pbooks end- where they used to go into the library to browse, they now browse from home via the online catalogue, and just pop in real quick to pick up their holds.
Libraries aren't becoming obsolete, they're just changing formats.
What's in a name? That which we call a library / by any other name would still disseminate information and entertainment...
