Library rental fees take from the needy and give to the greedy
Library rental fees take from the needy and give to the greedy
Sent to the Atlantic, July 22
Barry Greenfield suggests that public libraries charge public library patrons a "rental fee." (July 21). Much of this would have to come from low-income patrons: Research in library services shows that members of high-poverty families are more likely to use the public library than members of higher-income families, a tendency that is more pronounced when times get hard. The library is often their primary source of books and the only way they can access the internet.
If we accept Greenfield's suggestion and charge 50 cents per item, this would raise about one billion dollars per
