We all know how important libraries are to our communities, specifically, how much the Santa Clara City Library does for Santa Clara and our surrounding communities. This article from Wired talks more about libraries’ roles in their communities, the resources that libraries can provide right now and how important they’re going to be once these closures are done.
“At this point, an economic recession appears all but inevitable. During economic downturns, library patronage surges, as millions more people are drawn by free and low-cost resources, job-seeking programs chief among them.”
We encourage you to read the whole article.