Local libraries thrive in the information age By Liz Lawyer • Journal Staff • July 26, 2008 Google vs. libraries: a continuing battle. But libraries aren't as close to losing as you might think, said Molly Faust, director of the Ulysses Philomathic Library. The reason is at least two-fold, she said. “Libraries fill a niche in society. They are common places — the only neutral common places because they aren't religious or anything like that. They satisfy a need to get out of the house.” The other reason technology isn't destroying the tradition of libraries, Faust said, is that it's a library's job to stay on the front of technology and serve customers' needs as well as it can, whether that means finding a book for people or providing a place to play Guitar Hero. Libraries keeping up At midday on a recent Wednesday, the...
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