[Publib] Ray Bradbury and Long Beach (CA)'s "War on Books"

[Judy Anderson]

Didn't the Long Beach library win some award(s) a few years back? 



I really get tired of these politicians who never set foot in a library
making the presumption that Google and the internet can replace
libraries and librarians. And that everyone has a computer.

I guess they aren't aware that literacy levels and reading skills in young children correlate with the availability of books in the home, school, and community.

Penny wise and pound foolish.

Judy Anderson
Washington

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> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:41:22 -0700
> From: cph1776 at yahoo.com
> To: publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Publib] Ray Bradbury and Long Beach (CA)'s "War on Books"
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> Article by Ray Bradbury in the Long Beach Press Telegram
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> A few weeks ago I was in your city to mourn the pending forced closure of Acres of Books. Since 1934 this unique cultural heritage landmark bookstore has been a destination for book lovers from around the world with its inventory of over 1 million books. The current city leadership has forced its closure and will bulldoze the site to develop a strip mall and parking lot, an action they call progress.
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> I recently learned of the pending forced closure of the Long Beach Main Library from public access to balance the city budget. This is heartbreak and an outrage. Libraries are also an essential core public service. How can a major city not provide public access to a civic center library?
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> http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_10108491
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