Resident Wants Broadband, Not Libraries

A letter to the editor titled Libraries are limited, obsolete has struck some nerves.

Rather than build an expensive new library downtown in the mistaken belief that such a monument to 19th century information technology will bring the community together, the city of Lawrence needs to consider the real advantages to bringing our entire community’s information infrastructure into the 21st century.

Compare to this nifty Library Use Value Calculator for a different slant.