Some people say that the government should pay for free public libraries, while others think that it’s a waste of money, since modern technologies and the Internet allow easy access to resources from home. Discuss and give your point of view.

In our modern world,

along with

the advances in technology and the Internet,

people

nowadays can receive any piece of information they want through the Web at home.

As a result

, some claim that having

libraries

that are free to the public is unnecessary. I disagree with

this

opinion and believe that free public

libraries

should be preserved. In

this

essay, I will discuss both views on

this

topic and will

further

explain my opinion.

Firstly

, having a free educational source for everyone creates equal opportunity for the poor. Some families do not have the financial privilege to afford advanced electronic devices,

such

as computers, or even can't pay the Internet bill.

This

leads to many

people

spending their time in a public library in order to gain knowledge and study for school.

For example

, closing free-of-charge

libraries

will cause kids whose fortune is not in their favour

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school, which directly leads to not going to college and eventually unsuccessful job hunting.

Consequently

, preventing poor kids from library education is

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unconscious discrimination in an unending circle where the unprivileged continue to be unprivileged.

Moreover

, no-charge

libraries

can reduce the number of underage drinking and smoking. Teenagers have a big amount of free time on their hands,

although

most cities do not have a variety of activities for young adults.

This

leaves youngsters with spare time and most of them are exposed to alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs. Studies have shown that having a space

that is

available for everyone, no matter what it is, will make

people

enter that place. That means that keeping public

libraries

free and open will not only decrease the number of illegal drinking but

also

gain youngsters great knowledge.

Nevertheless

, local citizens are concerned about their taxes going to nonvital institutes with no profit,

such

as public

libraries

,

while

other facilities need to be prioritized. An example of

this

issue is a mandatory place like a hospital that needs to go through construction in order to expand its capacity,

while

taxes are being paid to keep an outdated, useless building. In conclusion,

although

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worries

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about taxes being spent poorly on free public

libraries

, I tend to concede and believe that library is

also

an important institute in each city, just as much as other vital places. In my view, the government should pay for free public

libraries

, based on financial and social reasons.