What good are books when Democrat-run unionized schools produce students who can’t read???
Equally as bad are government-run libraries.
The subsidized public library system, through our taxes and extravagant salaries to the overpaid staff, kill any chance of free enterprise filling that role. When public libraries got into the business of offering videos and DVDs, they stepped way over the line and effectively caused the death of businesses offering that service.
I really don't think Ben Franklin's vision of lending libraries squares with notion of tax-supported libraries.
In short when I see the word "public" or "national", it typically means Socialism is at work: