How do you rate your local library?
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Topic: How do you rate your local library?
Posted By: condor
Subject: How do you rate your local library?
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 12:34
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I don't know about the States but here in Britain, many councils are axing most of the their libraries. I'm very lucky that mine is open seven days a week and has a good prog collection.
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 15:47
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I'm currently living in a small town in Pennsylvania (< 5,000 people) so the library is pretty humble. We moved here from a Midwest city of about 150,000 though and they have an awesome library system with a main branch that was built a few years ago at a cost of more than $10M USD and a circulation of more than 1.5M books and periodicals, plus piles of CDs and videos including a surprising number of prog titles in both categories. They also have a dozen branch libraries scattered around the city and suburbs, a Bookmobile program and a program that delivers books to shut-ins and families with small children. They even designed the main branch building to be homeless-friendly, which isn't as good as actually helping people not be homeless but shows some thought at least. I really miss that place  ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 16:45
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I live outside a small village, and the branch of the district library we have is rather small. Luckily if I really wanted to I could order books from most libraries in Michigan, I just don't. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 16:50
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I buy the books I want to read; ergo, the library holds no appeal. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: twalsh
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 17:04
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The library in Vancouver has a great system but the best location by far is downtown, and I hate to go downtown. Sometimes I get books transferred to my local branch. Now I want to see what CDs they have, as i never considered that possibility. ------------- More heavy prog, please! |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: October 27 2015 at 17:13
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I look at it daily. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |