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Originally Posted by G J Lau
I totally agree that these are tough budgetary times and that every dollar must be watched, but libraries are worth fighting for.
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I'm afraid these tough budgetary times are exacerbating class warfare. If my library closed when I was a child, who knows what would have happened (I certainly would not have ended up at Harvard Law School). But today, if the library closed, I believe our community would just drive to the bookstore. Times are tough for everyone-I may be able to buy my own books, but there are families in the next town over who may not be able to afford both their house and books. I don't want to live in a country where we have such class divisions. I especially don't want my daughter to grow up in such an environment.