Public Libraries Are Not Free - So Let's Quit Saying They Are
"It's well-intentioned to emphasize that libraries provide materials and services without exacting immediate payment from users for each transaction. But today it is at best a mistake and at worst self-destructive to underrepresent the considerable ongoing investment that the members of a community make to have library collections, technology, personnel, and facilities available to them." American Libraries 03/13/13

Posted March 22, 2013 12:50 AM