In Their Own Words: Andrea Berstler: Who needs libraries?

Why the public library is still an important resource

4:48 PM, Oct. 28, 2013
Andrea Berstler, director of the Wicomico Public Library, stands in the nonfiction section of the library.
Andrea Berstler, director of the Wicomico Public Library, stands in the nonfiction section of the library.
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As a public librarian, I am often asked two questions.

The first is, "How much longer do you think we will need libraries? Isn't everything available for free on the Internet?"

The answer to that one is easy. No, not everything is free on the Internet. Libraries will be necessary as long as people need access to information. Libraries, contrary to popular notions, are not all about books. Books are a tool, a vehicle for storing information, just like computer discs, memory chips, flash drives, databases and other digital resources. ...

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