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Dbq Essay On Public Library

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For Hundreds of years, a beautiful system to share knowledge has been a part of millions of lives. Libraries have been a crucial part of many communities, providing access to paper, and more recently, online resources. There are thousands of reasons why they are so important to have. Libraries provide online access, a popular attraction, and unlimited amounts of reading tools and resources to students. Over the past few decades, libraries have been changing with the digital times. In “Document D”, the author stresses the importance of libraries changing and how crucial steps have been made towards digitizing libraries is how “One hundred percent of public libraries now offer access to the internet…” (Document D). Many students today are required to have internet access after school hours. Having a public library to go to helps many people, “...without internet at home, school or work” (Document D). Libraries changing with technology now help a wider variety of people. Digital classes for technology take place. Language lessons are also quite popular. Libraries are like community centers that unite a whole community of different people and connect them over the love of knowledge. …show more content…

There are museums, performing art centers, sports teams, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and many more, but libraries remain the most popular. They had, “... 37 million visitors in the last fiscal year,”(Dwyer). New York’s libraries, “... have more users than major professional sports, performing arts, museums, gardens, and zoos – combined.”(Dwyer). Not everyone has access to buy books or devices. Libraries,”...distribute [information] without regard to wealth”(Dwyer). With the changing times, almost everyone is expected to have some sort of online access and libraries provide it. Libraries have proven to be popular and

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