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Rachel Cousins's avatar

"[L]ost to those who think that online is everything"

I'm romantic enough to think there's an endpoint to this phenomenon.

In five years our bookshelves will still be full, and the "world wide web" will be just paywalled chatbotted slop. And librarians will begin again, as mentors, to help people learn (or relearn) how to sit quietly and read a book.

Thanks for all you do!

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

Well said and I agree! : "the "world wide web" will be just paywalled chatbotted slop."

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Don Bell's avatar

The importance of libraries and librarians cannot be over-stated. Living in a small town with a city council bent on downsizing or eliminating our library is problematic. One of our city councilors wondered why anyone needed a library when "if I need a book, I order it on Amazon".

Information I have accessed though the Minnesota State Library is not always available on Wikipedia or even the Internet.

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Kathleen McCook's avatar

You get it!

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