[Publib] WAPO article on library usage in bad economic times

[Kathleen McCorkle]

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From: "Fred Beisser" <fredbeisser at mesanetworks.net>
When talking to my son yesterday he remarked they were headed to the 
library, "It's a cheap outing for the kids"  They use the library anyway but 
more so now.  He is on the East coast.

In our small rural town we have also seen a dramatic increase.

Kat in Sedan, KS



Subject: Re: [Publib] WAPO article on library usage in bad economic times


Similar article appeared here in the Denver area in the Rocky Mountain
News. See it at:

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/feb/02/throngs-checking-out-library/>
>
> "It's a cruel irony that use is going up and budget cuts are occurring 
> simultaneously," said Jim Rettig, president of the American Library 
> Association and a librarian at the University of Richmond. "What I think 
> doesn't get enough recognition is the role libraries play in the economic 
> vitality and development of a community."
computers when I have real work to do?' "