Annoyed Librarian: Library Death By Spotted Owl
Annoyed Librarian blog
Here’s another one to irritate people. Most of you are probably familiar with the story of Jackson County, OR, which is closing its entire library system because of a lack of funding. Despite my own criticisms of particular areas of public librarianship and, for that matter, particular areas of the country, I too wish these libraries could remain open. Rural folks have it hard enough, what with having to live in the middle of nowhere and all. Take away their libraries, and there’s nothing left of civilization but the McDonald’s and the local bowling alley. I am in favor of the libraries remaining open, and I do think the lives of Jackson County will be impoverished somehow without libraries. But what a strange story.
(And a “provocative” one — read on at the link, and don’t forget to read the comments.)
