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Amen. Pass it on.

May 17, 2009 by

The public library is not just about borrowed books. It is about information — the great currency of our time. And the library has, by default, become the bridge in the digital divide because it offers free access to computers. Can you imagine in this digital day looking for a job, submitting a résumé or a college application, or searching for housing without your computer? For millions of people, the library is their laptop.

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  1. Marilee J. Layman says
    May 18, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Our library system for the next fiscal year is firing 27 staffers and shortening hours at the neighborhood libraries. Fortunately, none are closing.