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	<title>Comments on: Is It Time to Get Rid of Libraries?</title>
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		<title>By: Jazzlie</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5373310</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jazzlie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 07:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Didn&#039;t even know that librarians were being required to push political propaganda instead of freedom of information. Now that explains why using AccessHealth under a sneaky way by changing the name from ObamaCare and providing it in the librarians as if its a good thing. The guys in orange have practically made themselves a social-home in the libraries now visiting every so month just to lure in unsuspecting patrons to sign up for government-endorsed health-care that is no good. ObamaCare is EBT health-care also known as AccessHealth.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Didn&#8217;t even know that librarians were being required to push political propaganda instead of freedom of information. Now that explains why using AccessHealth under a sneaky way by changing the name from ObamaCare and providing it in the librarians as if its a good thing. The guys in orange have practically made themselves a social-home in the libraries now visiting every so month just to lure in unsuspecting patrons to sign up for government-endorsed health-care that is no good. ObamaCare is EBT health-care also known as AccessHealth.</p>
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		<title>By: Jazzlie</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5373309</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jazzlie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 07:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Couldn&#039;t agree more. I&#039;ve been working at libraries for quiet some time and the degradation is pretty evident. There are librarians working that are lazy who are taking up job positions or so old that they need to retire. Other-hand the libraries are becoming a social place like a movie-theater or entertainment center. Instead of a place of information and knowledge. Sure there&#039;s lots of books and video-materials available.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Couldn&#8217;t agree more. I&#8217;ve been working at libraries for quiet some time and the degradation is pretty evident. There are librarians working that are lazy who are taking up job positions or so old that they need to retire. Other-hand the libraries are becoming a social place like a movie-theater or entertainment center. Instead of a place of information and knowledge. Sure there&#8217;s lots of books and video-materials available.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5344384</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Cast aspersions on anyone who disagrees with your echo chamber.&quot;

Sums up your first comment nicely]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Cast aspersions on anyone who disagrees with your echo chamber.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sums up your first comment nicely</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Weiss</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Weiss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thin skin much Daniel? I think you are the perfect Frontpage rag writer. Cast aspersions on anyone who disagrees with your echo chamber. Try not to get too much David Horowitz on your nose during your fellowship.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thin skin much Daniel? I think you are the perfect Frontpage rag writer. Cast aspersions on anyone who disagrees with your echo chamber. Try not to get too much David Horowitz on your nose during your fellowship.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5344072</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be cheaper to subsidize broadband, which we are already doing to some extent. And within a decade we are likely to reach the point where 99 percent of the population has access to smartphones. 

And what happens to the library then if it&#039;s nothing more than a really expensive internet terminal?



The internet already is a service. Google provides rankings based on pagelinks. Its first entry on any topic is usually the non-profit Wikipedia. 



And the library doesn&#039;t provide intellectual context either, if it&#039;s stripping away the books and just giving people access to terminals.


The world needs libraries that safeguard the culture of reading and the libraries of books, instead of disposing of the books, many of which are irreplaceable, or making them harder to come by in order to build &quot;futuristic&quot; bookless libraries that are already outdated.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would be cheaper to subsidize broadband, which we are already doing to some extent. And within a decade we are likely to reach the point where 99 percent of the population has access to smartphones. </p>
<p>And what happens to the library then if it&#8217;s nothing more than a really expensive internet terminal?</p>
<p>The internet already is a service. Google provides rankings based on pagelinks. Its first entry on any topic is usually the non-profit Wikipedia. </p>
<p>And the library doesn&#8217;t provide intellectual context either, if it&#8217;s stripping away the books and just giving people access to terminals.</p>
<p>The world needs libraries that safeguard the culture of reading and the libraries of books, instead of disposing of the books, many of which are irreplaceable, or making them harder to come by in order to build &#8220;futuristic&#8221; bookless libraries that are already outdated.</p>
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		<title>By: Ken the Librarian</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5344053</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken the Librarian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People without Internet do need free libraries, as many as 1/3 of the population of the U.S., who cannot afford to pay for Internet, or have a home computer.  You say that the Internet doesn&#039;t require a library.  The Internet has what service to provide instructional and searchable context to its user?  Search engines do not provide intellectual context; search engines provide the context of who paid the most to ensure their entry was listed highest.

The world needs libraries that provide pathways to multiple mediums.  Books are an important way, but they are not the only path to education and information provision.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People without Internet do need free libraries, as many as 1/3 of the population of the U.S., who cannot afford to pay for Internet, or have a home computer.  You say that the Internet doesn&#8217;t require a library.  The Internet has what service to provide instructional and searchable context to its user?  Search engines do not provide intellectual context; search engines provide the context of who paid the most to ensure their entry was listed highest.</p>
<p>The world needs libraries that provide pathways to multiple mediums.  Books are an important way, but they are not the only path to education and information provision.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343837</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 06:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internet doesn&#039;t require a library. If books are surplus, then we can dispose of libraries.

Might want to think about that.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The internet doesn&#8217;t require a library. If books are surplus, then we can dispose of libraries.</p>
<p>Might want to think about that.</p>
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		<title>By: Ken the Librarian</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343830</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken the Librarian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 05:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Books were simply those things that came after scrolls.  If the Internet had been invented first, libraries would have been about the Internet and you&#039;d be complaining about books.  Libraries are about information transfer - the medium is no longer so rigid.  A completely bookless library isn&#039;t likely to be as useful, but a library without all the other fine mediums isn&#039;t as useful either - including meeting spaces where conversations, business, artistry can have a place.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Books were simply those things that came after scrolls.  If the Internet had been invented first, libraries would have been about the Internet and you&#8217;d be complaining about books.  Libraries are about information transfer &#8211; the medium is no longer so rigid.  A completely bookless library isn&#8217;t likely to be as useful, but a library without all the other fine mediums isn&#8217;t as useful either &#8211; including meeting spaces where conversations, business, artistry can have a place.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343799</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I visit real libraries all the time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I visit real libraries all the time.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343798</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The less well off experts collecting six figure consulting gigs to discuss how to transform the library?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The less well off experts collecting six figure consulting gigs to discuss how to transform the library?</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343796</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Libraries aren&#039;t for me or you... they&#039;re for books.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Libraries aren&#8217;t for me or you&#8230; they&#8217;re for books.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343794</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computers are mainly used for social media games in libraries.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Computers are mainly used for social media games in libraries.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343791</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like libraries. I don&#039;t like the destruction of libraries in the name of social justice.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like libraries. I don&#8217;t like the destruction of libraries in the name of social justice.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343792</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Books, Ken. The focus is books.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Books, Ken. The focus is books.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343788</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone can learn to read. That&#039;s not the purpose of a library.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone can learn to read. That&#8217;s not the purpose of a library.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343789</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The library was already a safe place for teens to go.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The library was already a safe place for teens to go.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343790</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would prefer that a library focus on its core purpose instead of trading that core purpose for a social services agency.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would prefer that a library focus on its core purpose instead of trading that core purpose for a social services agency.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343786</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343787</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of older books are being purged from the system entirely.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of older books are being purged from the system entirely.</p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/is-it-time-to-get-rid-of-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-5343784</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You just summarized the liberal response to any criticism. Either that or accusations of racism.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You just summarized the liberal response to any criticism. Either that or accusations of racism.</p>
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