Because it's bookstores that just got stripped out of a great many towns. Bookstores and libraries serve somewhat different needs; they don't do all the same things. Right now, I want to celebrate bookstores.
I have no problem with folks also celebrating libraries; I like those too. But in terms of affordability? A library card here is over $60. I can look in the junk box at a used book store and find a book for a quarter, occasionally free.
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Date: 2011-09-28 06:39 pm (UTC)I have no problem with folks also celebrating libraries; I like those too. But in terms of affordability? A library card here is over $60. I can look in the junk box at a used book store and find a book for a quarter, occasionally free.