I agree that a library should be a staple of every community.
Kids- I wouldn't hazard a guess as to how much young people read for pleasure these days. I do know, however, when researching for educational purposes, students will first reach to a computer (I know this is reading, but not the same as seeking information through pages and pages of buried information). Not only that, but many (most?) websites offer precise information on the subject requested, and then (just to make things easier) clearly state how to cite the resource, with no source cited learning done by the student.
There is much more to this than this forum would care/should get involved in- Things like- kids can easily find, online, the answers to many of the quizzes and tests they take at school- piece of cake!
Anyway, libraries constitute a certain commonality for those who choose to set things aside and entertain themselves.
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