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<blockquote data-quote="Lammie" data-source="post: 808625" data-attributes="member: 3306"><p>In a small town like the one in which I work, the library is more than a library. It is a community in itself in a community that lacks places for people to gather. This is where we meet. This is where we gather when someone dies or retires. This is the place where seniors go to find diversion in books or in human interaction. This is the place where kids can go to stay out of trouble in a town where there is a lot of trouble that can be had. </p><p></p><p>Some people, and I know this shocks you, don't have internet access. </p><p></p><p>Some people, and I know this will really shock you, LIKE to read. Like the feel of a book in hand. </p><p></p><p>I have had a battered woman come in here seeking help. I've helped people find services to make their lives easier. I have made friends. This is where people go where there isn't anywhere else to go, and you'd like to see it closed. </p><p></p><p>I hope you are never in the position where the only thing left in your life is a trip to the library to get your week worth of mysteries and thirty minutes of human interaction. </p><p></p><p>Yeah, some people are annoying, even menacing. But I can't loose sight of the things we do here. Far more than books. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure I'll find something else to do if we do close. I am not so sure about the people who count on us for far more than books. </p><p></p><p>But, screw those folks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lammie, post: 808625, member: 3306"] In a small town like the one in which I work, the library is more than a library. It is a community in itself in a community that lacks places for people to gather. This is where we meet. This is where we gather when someone dies or retires. This is the place where seniors go to find diversion in books or in human interaction. This is the place where kids can go to stay out of trouble in a town where there is a lot of trouble that can be had. Some people, and I know this shocks you, don't have internet access. Some people, and I know this will really shock you, LIKE to read. Like the feel of a book in hand. I have had a battered woman come in here seeking help. I've helped people find services to make their lives easier. I have made friends. This is where people go where there isn't anywhere else to go, and you'd like to see it closed. I hope you are never in the position where the only thing left in your life is a trip to the library to get your week worth of mysteries and thirty minutes of human interaction. Yeah, some people are annoying, even menacing. But I can't loose sight of the things we do here. Far more than books. I'm sure I'll find something else to do if we do close. I am not so sure about the people who count on us for far more than books. But, screw those folks. [/QUOTE]
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