According to an Intelligencer New Era article, “Librarians are frustrated about cutting back at a time when demand is growing. Last month, the downtown library broke an all-time record when it served 1,700 patrons in a single day.”
NewsLanc estimates that total home game attendance for the popular Barnstormers baseball team comes to around 200,000 a year. The Duke Street library serves close to 400,000 annually!
We agree that education is the root to success for our youngsters, and we cut the meager subsidies for our free libraries year after year. The result: We will for our children’s future what we paid for!
