On Libraries

I just came across a beautifully written piece lamenting the imminent closure of the Free Library of Philadelphia, by Boing Boing editor and net veteran Cory Doctorow:

“Picture an entire city, a modern, wealthy place, in the richest country in the world, in which the vital services provided by libraries are withdrawn due to political brinksmanship and an unwillingness to spare one banker's bonus worth of tax-dollars to sustain an entire region's connection with human culture and knowledge and community.”

“Think of it and ask yourself what the hell has happened to us.”

Read the full article over at Boing Boing.