westchester ny libraries: The Irvington Library – Musings on the importance of public libraries in our lives and community….
- 08/26/12 04:07 PM
There are those who mock the importance of the public sector. Often when they do, they take direct aim at institutions of knowledge such as our public libraries. Personally, I don’t want to live in a world when a place where much of our collective knowledge is curated, cataloged and disseminated is considered unimportant. Perhaps we don’t “go to the library” as much as we used to, but we “visit” the library online, can download ebooks and utilize its knowledge base to better ourselves. Libraries also offer a quiet place for youngsters to study. Something many of our less fortunate … (11 comments)
There are those who mock the importance of the public sector. Often when they do, they take direct aim at institutions of knowledge such as our public libraries. Personally, I don’t want to live in a world when a place where much of our collective knowledge is curated, cataloged and disseminated is considered unimportant. Perhaps we don’t “go to the library” as much as we used to, but we “visit” the library online, can download ebooks and utilize its knowledge base to better ourselves. Libraries also offer a quiet place for youngsters to study. Something many of our less fortunate … (11 comments)
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