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Michael Rosenblum

May 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Can we all just stop saying the Internet is free now?

Last week, Michael Rosenblum wrote a piece for the Huffington Post asking, “What’s a Library?”  A library, I maintain, is the beating heart of a thriving community. In this piece, Rosenblum maintains that we no longer need libraries because everyone has access to the Internet, and the Internet is free: “Why, when I can order […]

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