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glemnar t1_izodzdu wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in NYC public libraries say proposed budget cuts may 'push us over the edge' by King-of-New-York

People in poverty use the library for internet access. It’s a vital public service

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_izoeioj wrote

You don't need stacks of books to provide internet access.

You can use multiple smaller retail locations for that. More accessible and less under utilized square footage.

Again for the back row: Many countries have solved this problem. It's only the US that has struggling libraries because they refuse to modernize. This is a self inflicted problem.

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txdline t1_izok1y2 wrote

Libraries aren't just that. There's an intangibles to something's that raise a community.

But if you want to just focus on the space it occupies, I've been to two libraries outside the states and they were all big and beautiful. Stacks of books.

Here's a top list too which I guess would have you say it's a waste. https://www.thebestcolleges.org/amazing-libraries/

But maybe you could share some sources to how other countries are managing library systems? And how that has improved libraries for the people. Rather than us just take your word on it.

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