\”When television took hold in the United States in the 1950s, pessimists predicted it would be the death of books and reading. Similarly, with the rise in the availability of the worldwide computer Internet and its ready access to millions of information resources, many observers felt that libraries – the traditional home of books and other information – would lose vast numbers of patrons.\”
\”In fact, the Internet is a big draw, attracting patrons to public libraries and boosting their importance to the community. Last year, library districts spent almost $700 million on new buildings – the second-highest total on record. And the last time figures were counted in 1999, almost two billion items were checked out of America\’s libraries. That\’s up 21 percent from 1990.\” (from Voa News)
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