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April 15, 2008
Library workers doing much more with less
thedailyjournal.com April 15, 2008
Americans love their libraries, and we show our appreciation by visiting libraries almost 1.2 billion times each year. In fact, a recent national poll by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion found that 94 percent of Americans rate libraries very valuable or valuable, and 63 percent would support increased taxes for public library services.
Libraries are unique in providing educational, recreational and useful materials to everyone for free. In these challenging economic times, libraries are being used more than ever, and with less financial backing. Consequently, library workers are doing more with less while trying to meet the diverse needs of our communities.
Today, during National Library Week, schools, campuses and communities across the country will celebrate the valuable contributions of our libraries and library support staff on the second annual National Library Workers Day. Libraries are part of the American dream as places for opportunity, education and lifelong learning, but that dream would not exist if not for the people staffing our libraries.
I encourage everyone to take a moment today to thank our library workers for the services they provide and to remind our city commissioners that libraries provide vital services each and every day.
Millville Public Library works because library workers do!
Toni Coogan
Posted by tumulty at April 15, 2008 11:30 AM
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