tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post2564506522253990167..comments2024-03-08T01:46:51.187-05:00Comments on Sleuths, Spies, and Alibis: We Are All There for the Same ReasonW.H. Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098532122691818369noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-13056332679142041962013-05-22T01:15:39.816-04:002013-05-22T01:15:39.816-04:00Hear, hear! Fantastic post -- and much needed.Hear, hear! Fantastic post -- and much needed.Kristen Kittscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443224922309438672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-88794731050998806272013-05-16T22:27:47.398-04:002013-05-16T22:27:47.398-04:00I'm a product of libraries too, and a big libr...I'm a product of libraries too, and a big library booster today. It alarms me to think of libraries as an endangered resource, especially since I think they often fill the void that bookstore closures have left, giving a sense of community around books and offering programming (author events, etc) that more bookstores once offered. One important role of libraries is to connect readers and writers (or other professionals), not just readers and books. There is a very human, communal aspect of libraries that we desperately need to hang onto.Diana Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141038221046486655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-7432688795415725682013-05-16T13:52:34.171-04:002013-05-16T13:52:34.171-04:00Well said. I'm like you--I just can't imag...Well said. I'm like you--I just can't imagine who I'd be if it hadn't been for public libraries, and I had the benefit of a home library and two parents who were avid readers. What about kids whose parents can't or don't care to buy books, or can't afford a home computer and Internet access? We need good libraries for the same reason we need good public education: because it benefits everyone when kids grow up reading.Kathrynhttp://readlikeagirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-80217770701867234142013-05-16T12:41:33.371-04:002013-05-16T12:41:33.371-04:00Thanks Aaron, that makes me so happy to hear! Whil...Thanks Aaron, that makes me so happy to hear! While I was writing this, I did a thought experiment and tried to imagine what I would have turned out like if there was no such thing as a library. I could not do it. I take this to mean that I would have wasted away from boredom and ignorance.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426953807579855451.post-32618697836907255702013-05-16T12:17:05.415-04:002013-05-16T12:17:05.415-04:00Well done. I have visited three different librari...Well done. I have visited three different libraries this week alone and benefitted not only from materials I couldn't find anywhere else, but also from knowledgable people that I couldn't meet anywhere else. I can't imagine life without libraries.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026755561948989932noreply@blogger.com