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Oct 29, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Not all libraries rely on taxpayers

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Christy DeVaul, 4, of Grove City , listens to the reading of the book Buster during story time at the independent Harrisburg Library , which receives no funding from the state.

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United States

Judged:

Congratulations to the Harrisburg Library for proving a function of government does not require high taxes to serve the public. I am having utopian dreams of what it would be like if all forms and levels of government would behave this way. Can you imagine a state legislature working for donations? Only those who truly wish to serve the public would run for office. What if the mayor, instead of asking for a tax increase decided to live within his means and find ways to improve services at the same time? Sigh..

Michael

Columbus, OH

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This is great for Harrisburg, but if systems like Columbus or Cuyahoga tried to go this route it'd be a disaster. A library that circulates 15-20 books a day you can get away with this approach (not well, but you can get by). Circulating several thousand books a day is an entirely different story.

Its wonderful that Harrisburg is able to get by through nontraditional funding methods, but their situation if far from ideal. I'd hate for its example to be used as an excuse for perpetually underfunding libraries, especially when there are numerous areas where government spending can and should be cut.

Columbus Resident

Columbus, OH

15 to 20 book A DAY? I check out that many all by myself. Get real, the library needs public funds to survive.

NoBama

Plain City, OH

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Columbus Resident wrote:

15 to 20 book A DAY? I check out that many all by myself. Get real, the library needs public funds to survive.

Get real yourself. Pay your own way and forget about public funds you dead beat.

Karen

Columbus, OH

Get real. Few adults much less, CHILDREN, could afford to buy ALL the books they SHOULD read. Think about it.

Quote from Andrew Carnegie (who was not a "dead beat")

"There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration."

Karen

Columbus, OH

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"Deadbeat" is ONE word by the way ... perhaps if you'd spent a little time in the public libary with a dictionary ...

JJJ

Columbus, OH

If libraries were something new as of today, all the authors would sue due to copyright laws and loaning books out for free.
Just chew on that one!

John

Mount Vernon, OH

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So, thank God libraries aren't "something new as of today." If they were, the level of civilization would be far lower than it is. And it's already far lower than it ought to be.

John

Grove City, OH

John wrote:

So, thank God libraries aren't "something new as of today." If they were, the level of civilization would be far lower than it is. And it's already far lower than it ought to be.

Evidence being some of the comments here.

dave

Circleville, OH

NoBama wrote:

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Get real yourself. Pay your own way and forget about public funds you dead beat.

I agree 100 percent and so do alot of people.

dave

Circleville, OH

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Columbus Resident wrote:

15 to 20 book A DAY? I check out that many all by myself. Get real, the library needs public funds to survive.

why should I pay money so you can go check out books for free? get off your lazy butt and pay for something once in a while....you are part of the overall problem....always wanting something for free

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