Bad investment
To the editor:
The Borders closing is no surprise to those of us who voted against the new $18 million library. Borders stated its bankruptcy is due to its failure to recognize the declining need for traditional books. Technology has made large bookstores and large libraries unnecessary and wasteful.
Voting for a larger library is equivalent to, 100 years ago, ignoring the reality of automobiles and voting to build larger horse barns. The stupidity of voting for an $18 million library is compounded by the fact that all levels of government are in a debt crisis. Spending money we don’t have on things we don’t need is the reason cities, states and the federal government are broke.