

Like all book lovers, I am very sorry to see Borders Books close. Both for our community and our country, I regret the loss of jobs for those who work there.

But I’d like to remind you that there is a place where the serendipity of browsing and finding a new author or title remains; where you can find like-minded people to discuss a good book; where you can reserve a space to hold a meeting; where you can play chess, or knit, or simply relax in comfort with a cup of coffee and read.

I’m sure you’re thinking that with Borders gone, Canton doesn’t have a place like that anymore. In fact, it has had one for years. It has a free public library.

The Stark County District Library has 10 locations around Stark County, plus there are six other library systems in our county.

And your public library provides these services to all people, regardless of age, race, ethnicity or ability to pay. Your tax-supported Stark County District Library returns almost $5 in service for every tax dollar it receives. It is by far one of the best values in publicly supported services.

By checking out only four or five items each year rather than purchasing, the average homeowner saves enough to pay the property tax levied to support library service.

Realtors tell us that one good indication of the quality of a neighborhood is its nearness to a public library. We have an abundance of wealth in our community in the number and quality of our libraries.

So, while Borders may be going, your public library is here to stay. Join the thousands of Stark Countians who have already discovered the value of the public library and check it out today.

KENT OLIVER, JACKSON TOWNSHIP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STARK COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
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