Vox: Why public libraries are still essential in 2018

Libraries exist for the public. Amazon exists to maximize profits.

This past weekend, Forbes published and then took down a controversial article. “This article was outside of this contributor’s specific area of expertise, and has since been removed,” said Forbes, after significant backlash. The article in question? An op-ed arguing that libraries are a waste of taxpayer money and should be replaced by Amazon stores. …

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