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Monday, April 18, 2011

Schools Matter: The case for libraries

Schools Matter: The case for libraries

The case for libraries

The Case for Libraries

Sent to the San Diego Union Tribune

"When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself." (Isaac Asimov)

The mayor's budget experts who want to cut public library funding should consider the extraordinary amount of research on the impact of libraries on children.

Of the many items in the San Diego Union over the last few days about libraries (“Sanders to propose deep