In hard times, libraries are more important to our communities than ever. Although our local library is small, it provides important services. In any given week you might see:
Parents coming in with their pre-school children for story books and kid friendly videos.
A technical college student who is working on certification for a new job requesting books for a research paper.
High school students going on line to get information for a class assignment.
A regular patron who comes in to check out three to four Large Type Edition books a week.
One of the middle school teachers requesting several copies of a book she wants to use in class.
A small business owner using the library computer to save the expense of maintaining one at his shop.
And this is just a small sampling.
As a library patron (and, part-time employee), I am very concerned that upcoming budget cuts will have a serious impact on the services our local libraries will be able to offer, especially smaller libraries that depend on the interlibrary loan system. If you share this concern, please let your state legislators know.
Parents coming in with their pre-school children for story books and kid friendly videos.
A technical college student who is working on certification for a new job requesting books for a research paper.
High school students going on line to get information for a class assignment.
A regular patron who comes in to check out three to four Large Type Edition books a week.
One of the middle school teachers requesting several copies of a book she wants to use in class.
A small business owner using the library computer to save the expense of maintaining one at his shop.
And this is just a small sampling.
As a library patron (and, part-time employee), I am very concerned that upcoming budget cuts will have a serious impact on the services our local libraries will be able to offer, especially smaller libraries that depend on the interlibrary loan system. If you share this concern, please let your state legislators know.
