I do hope that someone is writing a point by point rebuttal.
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From: "B.G. Sloan" <
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Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:53 pm
Subject: Save the county, close the libraries
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[log in to unmask]> I have no idea whether or not this column was written tongue-in-
> cheek, but it does offer an "interesting" citizen point of view
> about public libraries...
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> An excerpt:
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> "If Mendocino County is strapped for money, and I believe it is,
> the most logical thing it could do is close down all the
> libraries...Some folks are going to argue that we need libraries
> because they are centers for research and intellectual inquiry.
> Historically this has certainly been the case, but it's no
> longer true. There was a revolution about 20 years ago and it
> was called the Internet. Any teenager can unearth more
> information in a five minute Google session than you could
> discover in five days at the library."
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> Full text at:
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> http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_14449602
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> Bernie Sloan
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