DVDs Replacing Books in 21st Century LIBs = Blockbuster Libraries

http://search-engines-web.com/ writes “from the “blockbuster-Libraries” Dept

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGB21I8NU4E.html


More and more people are treating public libraries as their own Blockbuster stores, the latest Hillsborough County data shows.

Library spending on DVDs of Hollywood hits such as “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “Terminator” is up.

The budget for serious books such as Bill Clinton’s autobiography “My Life” or the novels of John Steinbeck is down.
from the “Blockbuster Libraries” Dept

Borrowers are still flipping pages, but watching and listening are rapidly gaining ground.

“Well, they’re free,” said Tina Ellis, as she browsed for movies at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Carrollwood. She finally chose “Big Night,” a 1996 film about a 1950s Italian restaurant in New Jersey