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>But consider: even a mildly avid Library Guy might visit once a week. Add a couple of thousand of that type, and we've covered 25% of the visits with 6000 people. 25% are using the internet. The other half? Declining.

>Sorry, that just slipped out. Didn't mean to ruin your day with more facts.

Those aren't facts. Those are numbers you just made up.

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Um, actually, taken from the Alaska stats page I referenced in this thread.

Or do you deny anybody uses the library once a week? How are they returning their books to avoid late fees? Or do they borrow just once or twice a year, return them a week later, and never return?

The defence of libraries HAS to presuppose Somebody is borrowing the dang books, right?

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