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Originally Posted by sbroome
One of the main points of libraries is providing internet access to lower income folks. I have no idea why people ignore that fact when saying that the solution to disappearing libraries is online libraries. Do you people simply not spend time in poor areas?
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My 86 year old father works part-time in the local library computer area, and tells me that the most common extended use of their internet access is in applying for jobs. He reports that a lot of low-paid jobs now require an on-line application, which he often helps them with. If successful, they then of course start paying the taxes to support dad's modest salary.
sbroome, here's something for those you are addressing, from a suitably green-eyeshade POV:
A Social-Uplift Program That Works
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Like the other Queens Library branches, Arverne offers a simple, but crucial, benefit: a quiet place to study. There’s no chaos such as reigns in some of these kids’ schools and homes, but no lockdown supervision, either. As Arverne’s manager, Sharon Anderson, put it, “Here the students aren’t guarded. They’re assisted.” Each afternoon, dozens of children and teens quietly read, do homework, or use the library’s computers, asking for help at their own pace; adults also come in looking for information on the GED or for help in preparing a resumé.
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