Comments on: Libraries – Another Point Of Contention?

By: sample resumes

sample resumes — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:17:30 +0000

this means is that American society tends to value the freedom to do what you want with your money, rather than having your money controlled by the government, the way your allowance is controlled by your parents.

By: Odzyskiwanie Danych

Odzyskiwanie Danych — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:10:44 +0000

In my opinion public libraries ARE a necessity. Seriously,a developed society like ours gets dumber by the generation. why ? well, if you are financially secure there is little incentive to actually learn and work on your skills, at least for most people. Public libraries provide what is needed most – education for those that choose to seek it. If we take them away, we will get even dumber and I think no one really wants that.

By: Abunza

Abunza — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:23:17 +0000

Wow, that’s so unfortunate! Iraq has proven to be, if nothing else, extremely expensive. I can’t imagine in how many other areas and locations similar stories have and continue to occur.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:00:07 +0000

There are some great points being brought up here. I’m happy to see people from the US chiming in with their opinions on the issue.

The Internet’s digital offerings are vast indeed, but they pose no immediate threat to libraries since much of the content that libraries offer is copywritten material. The only way to access it digitally is for the libraries to pay licensing fees and make it available to their patrons only. That means that there’s a wealth of high quality information that will continue to be available only through libraries for the time being.

By: lcb

lcb — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:54:09 +0000

I would gladly pay higher taxes to build up our community resources in America, instead of building them in the sand across the ocean. I’ll be paying either way, so I’d like to get some use out of it.

By: c & r

c & r — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:17:29 +0000

One of the things about America as a society which is different from europe and canada is that we value greater freedom over greater comfort. What this means is that american society tends to value the freedom to do what you want with your money, rather than having your money controlled by the government, the way your allowance is controlled by your parents.

The result is a country where we may not have the best government utilities, but we do have a passionate entreprenurial spirit.

There should be countries where both ideals are available, and citizens should move accordingly