Its not government that hates libraries, its politicians and legislative
bodies. Those are two different things IMHO.
- Michele Newberry
Florida Center for Library Automation
On 6/7/2011 1:06 PM, James Weinheimer wrote:
> I just discovered this article "Libraries are Part of the Safety Net —
> No Wonder Governments Hate Them"
> http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/06/whats_really_killing_libraries_i_ask_my_mom.html
>
>
> It includes an interview with a librarian, who talks about what it was
> like running small libraries before the internet, and the problems she
> encountered. I really like one part:
> "Libraries don’t need to be daycare centers to have community value,
> to be part of the safety net. Libraries are already, naturally, a part
> of the safety net, because they empower their community with equitable
> access to knowledge. And libraries can’t do that without librarians —
> someone who knows their collection, who knows their patrons, who has
> the right training and the right salary. Someone who has compassion,
> and the financial and social resources to act on that compassion
> without losing their mind."
>
Received on Tue Jun 07 2011 - 16:15:39 EDT