The Impact of the Internet: Libraries More Important Than Ever

Link to July 17 Green Bay Press Gazette article, "Net helps keep libraries from checking out".

Excerpt:

In an age in which day-to-day questions and research are just a click away, libraries — once thought to be in danger of being permanently checked out — are more relevant than ever.

Nationally, reports show that libraries have seen an increase in public use ever since the Internet has been offered, said Lynn Stainbrook, director of the Brown County Library System.

That's been the case since 1993 for Brown County, she said.

Note sidebar: "Beyond Books: Libraries Thrive in the Internet Age."

Libraries thrive in Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Darien CT, Boston (and here), Denver, Baltimore, and probably all of the places mentioned in this song.