Libraries nationwide continue to face tremendous budget cuts. In tough economic times, I suppose it's easier to slash a line item that seems superfluous than another that is agreed to be essential. I've always loved the library. It seems to me that a place that provides free access to information should be kept around so that even if people can't afford to buy the book or the newspaper or the magazine, they won't miss the opportunity to read it. Plus, libraries often lend movies, music, audiobooks, and language-learning resources; provide Internet access; and have resources to help with research beyond the Internet. Best of all, they do all of these things (and more) for free!
Supporters of the library in Troy, Michigan, took a unique approach to saving their library when the local branch of the TEA Party urged voters to deny a 0.7% tax increase that would support funding for the library. Check out this video that documents their guerilla efforts:
That's one way to save a library!
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