Library District Shell Game

Originally posted in a LVRJ Forum

library officials did an end run

Big surprise. Give the government a little power and it's SURE to abuse it.

Why should CCSD's numerous illiterate "graduates" have to pay higher taxes to keep libraries open? If BIG government library patrons want to read Hollywood magazines in air conditioned comfort, let them pay user (admission) fees. The price of a movie ticket (~$14) sounds about right. Charge them $5 for popcorn.
Most can't read. The rest of us download. We have search engines; we don't need the card catalog. The Library of Congress organizing system is so 19th century. 98% of library material is junk. Seats are uncomfortable. The temperature is either too hot or too cold. Probably 90% of library workers vote for Democrats (the rest vote for Communists). Never ask a reference librarian a simple question like "Where's the bathroom?" She'll refer you to the plumbing section. The librarian in the children's section is rarely kid-friendly. She's more like a bouncer. Nobody steals books; that alarm sound is so annoying. The only place noisier than a library is perhaps a casino floor.

We don't want public libraries.
Better yet, no more public libraries!