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To: rkhampton
I know libraries in big cities have a lot to offer, but for most of us in small towns, pickings are slim.

I am 100% certain that not everyone in the country shares your exact same reading habits of reading only technical books and philosophy, so you should have stated for me pickings are slim.

266 posted on 05/22/2005 9:05:56 AM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: SALChamps03
I am 100% certain that not everyone in the country shares your exact same reading habits of reading only technical books and philosophy, so you should have stated for me pickings are slim.

Therein lies the mindset of a limited mind, circumscribed by ignorance.
Once upon a time, libraries catered to all levels of knowlege competence.

You think the Library of Alexandria limited itself to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and I-don't-know-what studies?

269 posted on 05/22/2005 10:08:05 AM PDT by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen, ignorance and stupidity.)
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To: SALChamps03
so you should have stated for me pickings are slim.

Not so. I mentioned my reading preferences as an example. That's what I spend 95% of my reading time on. I just don't have time for everything. I'm interested in everything from history to biology and have perused dozens of sections in our local libraries and other libraries when I travel. They seem to contain mostly donated books. The kind that people didn't want to clutter up their own bookshelf with, most certainly not scholarly works.

This hasn't always been the case. 40 years ago, I grew up in a town of 40,000. Had the best little library I've every seen. Went back recently and it like everything else in this country is in an academic decline.

273 posted on 05/22/2005 12:40:26 PM PDT by rkhampton
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