In a blog entitled "The value of book lernin’", Gil Smart leads "Interesting mini-debate going on over at NewsLanc regarding our local libraries, in relation to this Era piece yesterday about how the number of people using the Duke Street library in particular has soared - up 15 percent in the first six months of the year."
WATCHDOG: Smart writes from past research and his own family's recent experiences about the value of libraries and how and possibly why they are under supported locally. The article can be read here.