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Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog by bumblebeard on Thursday July 13, 2017 @10:27PM (#14766975)
Where are you that your local library is like this?

I've been to a few public libraries in my state and none of them have been like this. Most of them aren't very busy but they're always clean and usually have a decent selection of books and media. My local library is especially good; they have an entire floor devoted to children's books and I often see families in there picking out books together.

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Re:What libraries lost when they threw out the card catalog by empthought on Thursday July 13, 2017 @10:32PM (#14766993)
There are news horror stories about a few major metropolitan libraries in crime-ridden areas, and the grandfather poster generalized them to all 10,000+ other public libraries in the country.

That's the only explanation I can think of, anyway.

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