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<blockquote data-quote="Lammie" data-source="post: 808940" data-attributes="member: 3306"><p>We actually don't get a lot of funding from the state, and if that goes away, our beloved director is committed to keeping at least some of the hours we lose. We receive no money from the city. On the odd occasion when people do complain about services, we point them in the direction of City Hall and invite them to make their voices heard. We do charge fines, although we are not in the business of making money. </p><p></p><p>Books are expensive and this is one way that people can read without having to travel to another town to buy books. I have around 23,000 volumes here. Not a large collection. People do appreciate us, though. And I believe that people need us. This school and this library, are the only chance that some have to access books. I have seen a spark go off in a student's eyes when he or she finds that they actually enjoy reading. Life is about more than surfing the net. Ebooks and the devices that are used to access them, are out of the range that most of our patrons can afford. We are a poor communtiy. And most communities of this size do not have a public library of any sort. </p><p></p><p>We are unique in that we are one of just a handful of school/community libraries in this state. It would be a shame to lose it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lammie, post: 808940, member: 3306"] We actually don't get a lot of funding from the state, and if that goes away, our beloved director is committed to keeping at least some of the hours we lose. We receive no money from the city. On the odd occasion when people do complain about services, we point them in the direction of City Hall and invite them to make their voices heard. We do charge fines, although we are not in the business of making money. Books are expensive and this is one way that people can read without having to travel to another town to buy books. I have around 23,000 volumes here. Not a large collection. People do appreciate us, though. And I believe that people need us. This school and this library, are the only chance that some have to access books. I have seen a spark go off in a student's eyes when he or she finds that they actually enjoy reading. Life is about more than surfing the net. Ebooks and the devices that are used to access them, are out of the range that most of our patrons can afford. We are a poor communtiy. And most communities of this size do not have a public library of any sort. We are unique in that we are one of just a handful of school/community libraries in this state. It would be a shame to lose it. [/QUOTE]
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