Some people say that public libraries should be free; otherwise they are just a waste of money, especially because modern technologies and the Internet allow easy access to resources. Discuss and give your point of view.

It is considered by some that with
accessibility
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of
internet
and online
sources
there is no need for public
libraries
, causing waste of tax money and space that could be used for more relevant purposes, whereas others tend to believe that
libraries
should be available for every citizen and important to society. There are a
lot
more resources online with a
lot
easier
access
in
more
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a more
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convenient form for most
people
and mostly includes
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updates on topics. Despite that, some of the oldest
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archives in most cases can only be found in local
libraries
.
Also
, some
people
may be restricted from
internet
access
as well as just have a preference for
paper
versions of books. On the one hand, many prefer
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of
internet
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in needed situations. It is a
lot
easier and faster than spending hours in
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full of books looking
or
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for
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an answer to a question or even finding
sources
for
a
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research. Finding a source for research with
more
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relevant topic is a
lot
harder in
libraries
cause of
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limitation of budget and space.
Secondly
, nowadays most authors rather publish their works online. It is a
lot
less costly and does not require a
lot
of work, compared to publishing it on
paper
. Most of
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science researches are published
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various
internet
magazines. Not to mention, special sites as google scholar storing those works and providing easier
access
to them.
On the other hand
, reading off of a screen will never give the same experience as
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text on
paper
/ Most
people
notice that they are more concentrated on
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the book
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book
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while reading
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version
,
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while reading on their phone was
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cause of many apps and notifications they get. Buying those
book
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could cost a fortune and is not ideal if it is a
onetime
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read, that’s why
people
use
libraries
.
Also
, it I important to mention that some citizens simply don’t have
access
to
internet
sources
, due to financial all other issues, and tend to turn to public
libraries
in search
for
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information. In conclusion, online
sources
might be the most relevant and convenient source, but there is no need to be shutting down public
libraries
, cause they’re still might be helpful and interesting for groups of
people
.
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