Holy crap, Allyson. WTF, people.

wow, I had no idea that marking the text was a taught skill. We were so not allowed to mark up the (school-owned, and they were pretty much all school or library owned) books in my day.

Ditto. I never heard of such a thing!

But I think libraries, especially branch libraries, are a waste of space as they exist now. They duplicate effort with school libraries and rec centers.

I also want to point out to never-goes-to-the-library person that the majority of people in the local library when I go are adults.

Good going, Leo.

I'm just gobsmacked that a member of the editorial board, a journalist, of a major metropolitan newspaper would say he has no use for libraries, nor show any indication that he understands their functions.

What makes it truly heartbreaking to me is that the library was pretty happening. It was small, but it was always loaded with kids, running through the stacks, sitting on the floor with small piles of books. I mean, it really is a lovely little building. Plus, there were huge displays of quilts by Kathleen Weinheimer who was a truly amazing artist.

>wow, I had no idea that marking the text was a taught skill. We were so not allowed to mark up the (school-owned, and they were pretty much all school or library owned) books in my day.

Me three.

Another value of libraries is that they give people who cannot otherwise afford it access to the internet! Adults and kids.

That's so sad, Allyson. Our libraries seem to constantly be in peril of losing funding and being closed, but so far the voters have stepped up and at least okayed bond measures to keep them going.

Another value of libraries is that they give people who cannot otherwise afford it access to the internet! Adults and kids.

The two or three branch libraries I go to on an irregular basis are always packed full of people waiting for computer access.

Here's the link to the library:

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Check out the hours that are left. It's such horseshit.