Carol Becker writes: The budget crisis will last two or three years but the library will last for generations.
Vicky adds: For this reason, we must think ahead fifty years. Some people use the library to obtain specific items. These people can be served by allowing them to select what they want through their computers and designate where they would like to pick up the books and/or materials. I envision lots of "drop off and pick up sites" throughout the City. Maybe even in grocery stores, like TCF bank satellites. Rent should be free (retailers like traffic generators) and one person could staff the site from 1 to 9 p.m.. Free computer access should be available at these locations too. Our libraries should have reciprocity with other libraries and universities too - so that we have "borrowing rights" for rare/expensive material. Some people go to the library to look at the shelves and find something that peaks their interest. For these people, we need public spaces that resemble B. Dalton bookstores. Some people go to the library to hang out. No comment. (Every time I try to be funny our Listmanager whacks me on the side of the head.) Vicky Heller Cedar-Riverside and North Oaks TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
