Maintaining public libraries is a waste of time since computer technology is now replacing their functions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is undeniable that technological inventions has been facilitating people's lives in all spheres of life and the area of education or getting knowledge is one of them.

Therefore

, some people insist that

this

techno-savvy era the maintenance of public libraries is just a wastage of an enormous amount of time as the

use

of computer could substitute the libraries.

This

essay will argue why the idea of keeping libraries is slightly preposterous despite some few benefits.

To begin

with, with the advancement of science and technology more and more people tend to choose computers and

internet

to being educated or knowledgeable so that the public libraries are useless in terms of imparting knowledge in a large extent. Because people consider the

use

of technological devices for educational purpose far more convenient than searching books from the libraries as the world of

internet

is so gigantic and people prefer to

use

this

since they could get an abundance of anything they searched on

internet

Suggestion

the internet

in just one click. Indeed, there have been some recorded instances of people being concerned towards the computers

instead

of libraries due to its versatility. These few instances make it clear that computers and

internet

are far more advantageous than visiting libraries or finding a particular catalogue on the book shelves and the

use

of these devices has been taking the

place

of libraries eventually. Despite

this

, there are some few benefits of libraries which are still alive even in today's scientific era which could not be ignored. The library is certainly a quieter

place

to study and most of the students preferred

this

place

in order to feel themselves being in the more concentrated environment because

this

place

could motivate the learners to study in a more structured manner.

Moreover

, senior citizens opt to visit the libraries for reading newspapers, articles and much more and at the same time very young children used to learn the rhymes, short stories during their visit to the kids library.

For example

, one research article suggests that 70 % of senior citizens getting the avail of libraries in South America because they feel themselves truly connected towards the public library of their city. Overall, the libraries are still serving in a good way in

this

fast- paced century. To conclude,

this

essay argued that why high demanding technology replacing the libraries progressively and there is no need to spend time in the maintenance of libraries, but it is

also

true that purpose of libraries is intact and they have been providing a good atmosphere to study and gaining vast knowledge to the people of all age groups.