Tennessee ranks 47th in nation on library spending

Only Arkansas, Mississippi and West Virginia spend less on their local libraries than Tennessee.

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Posted by: OnMyRebelSoul

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OnMyRebelSoul “Heritage Not Hate” Joined: Feb 12, 2008 Comments: 516 Jamestown ISP: Alpine, TN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jul 20, 2008 Sad.... Tennessee ranks 17th in population in the U.S. and almost at the bottom in library spending. What's wrong with this picture?
The Librarian Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Comments: 684 Gainesboro, TN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Jul 21, 2008 Uh..The librarians are either really....>REALLY good at budgeting or they won't buy anything worth a lick. I'm gonna go with the latter. I gave up on our county library years ago for books to read. Nice historical record section but...alas..not enough good fiction.
PferdSamen “Go to hell, if you can find it” Joined: Jan 7, 2008 Comments: 756 Earth ISP: Lavonia, GA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Jul 21, 2008 I personally have always enjoyed the Fentress and Pickett county libraries. They seem to do really well with what they've got. Love the book sales. I used to live UP near a Big city and it was no better. I don't hardly ever read fiction. I do write it though.
OnMyRebelSoul “Heritage Not Hate” Joined: Feb 12, 2008 Comments: 516 Jamestown ISP: Alpine, TN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jul 22, 2008 I have a ravenous reading appetite when it comes to history. I read the Fentress County Library years ago.... I've took a good bite out of the Pickett Library as well.
Seventy United States	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jul 22, 2008 OnMyRebelSoul wrote: Sad.... Tennessee ranks 17th in population in the U.S. and almost at the bottom in library spending. What's wrong with this picture? Taxes. Pure and simple. Better libraries require money.
The Librarian Joined: Jan 21, 2007 Comments: 684 Gainesboro, TN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Jul 22, 2008 OnMyRebelSoul wrote: I have a ravenous reading appetite when it comes to history. I read the Fentress County Library years ago.... I've took a good bite out of the Pickett Library as well. As do I and I've acquired so many textbooks and historical non-fiction that I could almost open my own mini library. HAHA!
OnMyRebelSoul “Heritage Not Hate” Joined: Feb 12, 2008 Comments: 516 Jamestown ISP: Alpine, TN	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Jul 23, 2008 The Librarian wrote: <quoted text> As do I and I've acquired so many textbooks and historical non-fiction that I could almost open my own mini library. HAHA! Know the feeling, I have roughly 100 books now not counting magazines (Civil War mostly) and my love for old newpapers and historical memoribilia.

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