These perfectly good computers sit unused. What a waste!
I was number 12 in line waiting to check out my books last Tuesday.
Normally every computer has a library patron making good use of it. There is often a waiting list of people who want to use these tools."The learners will inherit the earth while the learned
are equipped to face a world that no longer exists."
Sometime ago, the Josephine County Library joined forces with neighboring libraries to share their resources. Our library became-- SOLIS--Southern Oregon Library Information System. The books available to us here in this little mountain valley increased exponentially. We had free access to the world through books, periodicals, tapes, and videos. The professional library staff could guide us to the Library of Congress stacks if the information we wanted was not available in our local collections.
Now the Grants Pass Library is open a few hours on three days a week. By the end of June, It will be open for THREE hours TOTAL per week. This is a token bow to the fine print that says...."you will provide a free public library to the citizens." Medford and the 14 branch libraries in Jackson County will close their doors totally in April.
This situation is deplorable. For our children, it is a tragedy. We are denying opportunities to the next generation that we enjoyed fully. The gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" in our town has just widened rapidly. The long term consequences of our choices will not be in the best interest of society or the planet.
are equipped to face a world that no longer exists."
Sometime ago, the Josephine County Library joined forces with neighboring libraries to share their resources. Our library became-- SOLIS--Southern Oregon Library Information System. The books available to us here in this little mountain valley increased exponentially. We had free access to the world through books, periodicals, tapes, and videos. The professional library staff could guide us to the Library of Congress stacks if the information we wanted was not available in our local collections.
Now the Grants Pass Library is open a few hours on three days a week. By the end of June, It will be open for THREE hours TOTAL per week. This is a token bow to the fine print that says...."you will provide a free public library to the citizens." Medford and the 14 branch libraries in Jackson County will close their doors totally in April.
This situation is deplorable. For our children, it is a tragedy. We are denying opportunities to the next generation that we enjoyed fully. The gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" in our town has just widened rapidly. The long term consequences of our choices will not be in the best interest of society or the planet.
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