I agree, but you can see that worldwide the governements of every country are putting more and more money into schools and internet.
Libraries however receive always less and less funding.
Many libraries I know have to do with some very old books,recycled,second hand...
I even know some in my home town in Belgium that fused with others,and had to close.
Often small towns becoming larger untill they fuse with a city give up their libraries.
Maybe USA is different, but I cans see the trend appearing in Belgium, and some towns in Germany as well...
As long as there is public transport from anywhere the town to the city's library, the closing of smaller libraries is possible.
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