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Libraries Still Vital in the Internet Age

Saying that the Internet will replace libraries is not an uncommon argument against library funding, but it simply doesn’t hold water. Public libraries provide access to information and resources—often critical to people in a struggling economy—that bring value to individuals and entire communities. According to a librarian in Louisiana, "Libraries are a public good and a civic responsibility. They are about our future as much as they are our past....The notion that they could be replaced by Google is tantamount to suggesting that Americans are better off with vending machines instead of farmer's markets....Cut the libraries and you cut everything that goes with them…"

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November 09, 2011 funding, Internet, LA Times, library, news