Some people think that public libraries are no longer important, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Public libraries used to be the treasure house of knowledge and

information but

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information, but

according to some people in

this

age of the

internet

they are of no importance. Of course, many people disagree with

this

view. In my opinion, state funded libraries certainly have become less important than they used to be;

however

, I cannot support the argument that they are no longer important. The

internet

has made state run libraries less important. These days, if you have a device like a smart phone or a computer and an

internet

connection, you can find up to date

information

on any topic in a fraction of seconds. Actually, finding

information

online is a whole lot easier than going to a library and reading voluminous books. Thanks to the search function of the

internet

, we do not have to turn over pages after pages to find what we want. We just need to type in our query and we get the answer instantly. Needless to say, people who have constant access to the

internet

no longer visit libraries.

On the other hand

, public libraries still serve some valuable purpose. To start with, the

information

on the

internet

is relatively new whereas libraries have an impressive collection of old manuscripts that are not available online.

Also

, much of the

information

online is in

English whereas

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English, whereas

libraries have a huge collection of books written in a wide variety of languages. What’s more, libraries only keep the best reference books on a topic;

by contrast

,

information

found online can be unreliable or false because there is no one to check the veracity of data posted online. For

this

reason, libraries are still the best source of

information

for research scholars. Libraries

also

provide a quiet environment where students can read without facing any distractions. In conclusion, there is no denying the fact that public libraries have lost some of their importance. Even so, they are still needed because

information

stored in a library

is

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has been

is being

always reliable and accurate.

Also

, libraries have old books and manuscripts that are not available online.