Sunnyvale Library of the Future? We recently received a slick brochure touting the wonder of a new Sunnyvale library. What is not acknowledged is that in the last 10 or 12 years, much of the function of a library has been supplanted by the World Wide Web. I find myself frequently researching a subject or historical fact, but have not been to the library in several years. If this reality were faced and much of the current library research material were replaced by an expanded patron internet access, would this not leave plenty of extra space in the current facility for novels and items not well served by the internet? Further, although touted as ‘just $108 million’, truthful disclosure would reveal that with interest over 30 years, this amounts to between $270 and $300 million! Reality is that a “Library of the Future” is not a new brick and mortar shrine, but facing reality in adapting and making use of the technology that Sunnyvale and the rest of the valley in internationally famous for, for a whole lot less than $300 million dollars of tax burden for we and our children. Phil Stewart K6PHL --------------------------------- Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SARES members mailing list: <sares-list@INTERNET. sunnyvaleares.org> For help with (un)subscription send e-mail to <majordomo@INTERNET. athm.net>Received on Tue Sep 25 2007 - 20:17:28 GMT
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