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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
Of course, State or central government could fund it, as they are, after all, for the good of society, and its members ?
Thus securing the continuing presence of Libraries, and assisting those without the means, to have the opportunities the rest of society has ?
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It all kind of comes down to the same thing.
Faced with shrinking tax revenue, cities and states are cutting back on library funding. The people who pay the taxes have to want libraries or they'll continue to be defunded. If we want taxpayers to speak up for libraries, they have to be places that they themselves or the kids personally visit.
I have very fond memories of my public libraries, but I have to admit to not having set foot in one in ages...except to get the library card that lets me check out ebooks. Before that, it was to donate a truck bed full of paper books to their annual sale.