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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Community centers? I'm not aware of them, unless you mean membership organizations which charge significant fees, like the YMCA or Jewish Y. Some of them were founded as settlement houses with a social work mission, but at least around here they are now more into athletics.
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We have them here and they're run by the local park districts.
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I'm sure there are government executives in the county unemployment offices who would love to expand their facilities and build branches, at great expense to the taxpayer. I would use what exists.
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Then they need to reimburse the libraries for the expense of providing this service. Things like dedicated computers, rooms, databases, and staff help don't come cheap. This is not a function I want my library dollars spent on.
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Sounds expensive and, in the case of community centers, a massive government intrusion into the private sector.
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Then don't blur the lines of responsibility.