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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13811581
The future of four West-London libraries was doubted due to the government’s cuts, but all four of them are staying after a 1,500 vote petition. Carolyn Brown, who has been one of the most prominent participants of the campaign to save the libraries, claims that particularly children will benefit from the facilities staying available. She says that youngsters should ‘grow up with books to build an early passion for reading, in order to maximalise their life chances’. She also stated that the libraries have a large social functionality, for the local elderly and those without internet-access at home.
Opinion
This article could be in any newspaper from any western country, but I picked it because I suspect that the closing of libraries is going to become a more often seen phenomenon in richer societies. Everything digital, and especially the internet is taking over from older forms of media, whether if they’re books, music, or movies. And it’s especially books I’m concerned about. I think that Carolyn Brown is right, and that kids should be brought in touch with books as young as possible. And since not everyone has the resources to buy their kids books, the library is an ideal institute to make reading available to anyone. I also have the very strong opinion that education should be mainly done from books, and that the influence of digital media should be included, but definitly not the main focus.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-13811581
The future of four West-London libraries was doubted due to the government’s cuts, but all four of them are staying after a 1,500 vote petition. Carolyn Brown, who has been one of the most prominent participants of the campaign to save the libraries, claims that particularly children will benefit from the facilities staying available. She says that youngsters should ‘grow up with books to build an early passion for reading, in order to maximalise their life chances’. She also stated that the libraries have a large social functionality, for the local elderly and those without internet-access at home.
Opinion
This article could be in any newspaper from any western country, but I picked it because I suspect that the closing of libraries is going to become a more often seen phenomenon in richer societies. Everything digital, and especially the internet is taking over from older forms of media, whether if they’re books, music, or movies. And it’s especially books I’m concerned about. I think that Carolyn Brown is right, and that kids should be brought in touch with books as young as possible. And since not everyone has the resources to buy their kids books, the library is an ideal institute to make reading available to anyone. I also have the very strong opinion that education should be mainly done from books, and that the influence of digital media should be included, but definitly not the main focus.
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