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I’ve been thinking about my colleagues today. This article pretty much says it: "Public libraries see more people, but are having to slash costs"

"There are more people, and there’s been an increase in computer use," said Kristal Holmes, director of the Auburndale Public Library. Holmes said she has seen many people applying for unemployment and filling out job applications on the library’s computers, as well as people filling out forms for Florida Department of Children and Families benefits, such as food stamps, Medicaid and temporary cash assistance.

It’s a nasty double whammy. As soon as people can no longer afford to buy books and DVDs, they remember public libraries … right around the time that library funding gets decimated due to falling tax receipts.