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what the heck happened to public libraries? : rspod

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>Nooooo we HAVE to keep around institutions that only made sense 150 years ago when the average person had almost no access to books, we just HAVE to spend tax money on libraries and schools even though the Internet has made 95% of the actual education value that they provide easy to just get for free online

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Tbf libraries are just there to give access to the internet and printers now

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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the Internet has made 95% of the actual education value that they provide easy to just get for free online
I'd rather read the book physically and get it at the library without spending my check I set aside for Funko Pops to get a rare and expensive book like William Gass' The Tunnel even though I pirate. Academic press books are usually the only “genre” of books I can't find at public libraries but PDFs of them are in abundance on the web. They're great to read. Discuss !bookworms

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Public Libraries took on the duties of the town square/commons, and its in public interest that the town square/commons is publicly controlled instead of divided up among a hundred private interests.
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I like my public library. It has a lot of nice events, plus I can read books for free.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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