Fox Chicago Affiliate: 'Do We Still Need Libraries?' | Media Matters for America

Fox Chicago Affiliate: 'Do We Still Need Libraries?' | Media Matters for America

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Fox Chicago Affiliate: 'Do We Still Need Libraries?'

July 02, 2010 9:19 am ET by Joe Strupp

Fox 3 in Chicago takes on the issue of funding for libraries and gives credibility to a state proposal to cut state library funds. The station even places a camera outside a local library to see how many people come and go on a given day.

"They eat up millions of your hard earned tax dollars. It's money that could be used to keep your child's school running. So with the internet and e-books, do we really need millions for libraries" the Fox reporter states. "Libraries are quiet havens for the community. They take us to other worlds. They even make us laugh. But should these institutions -- that date back to 1900 B.C. -- be on the way out?"

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Fox Chicago Affiliate: 'Do We Still Need Libraries?' | Media Matters for America