U.S. public libraries: We lose them at our peril
LA Times – “Libraries are an essential service in action, as well as an effective leveler of privilege and avenue of reinvention. As budget cuts affect more facilities, children will be the first to suffer.”
libraries are must to acquire knowledge
LosingLibraries.org – The Big(Awful)Picture http://www.losinglibraries.org/
an effort to map and chronicle the full range of cuts, closings, and diminished library services nationally; from Library Journal