Comments on: Fixing what isn’t broken http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/11/01/fixing-what-isnt-broken/ Think - it ain't illegal yet... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:44:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wufnik http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/11/01/fixing-what-isnt-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-73466 wufnik Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:24:52 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=12673#comment-73466 You should! There are hundreds here in the UK as well, and every once in a while we'll be in some little village, and there will be a Carnegie Library. It was an astonishing project from such an avaricious man. Pretty much anyone who asked for one got one. Can you imagine something on that scale these days? I can't either. Still, every once in a while I think about the Gates Foundation (which does a lot of good, I freely admit), or one of these other billionaires, and think, hey, instead of giving yet even more money to Harvard or wherever, how about some for some library somewhere that can't afford to buy books any more? You should! There are hundreds here in the UK as well, and every once in a while we’ll be in some little village, and there will be a Carnegie Library. It was an astonishing project from such an avaricious man. Pretty much anyone who asked for one got one. Can you imagine something on that scale these days? I can’t either. Still, every once in a while I think about the Gates Foundation (which does a lot of good, I freely admit), or one of these other billionaires, and think, hey, instead of giving yet even more money to Harvard or wherever, how about some for some library somewhere that can’t afford to buy books any more?

]]> By: Dr. Denny http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/11/01/fixing-what-isnt-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-73464 Dr. Denny Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:40:29 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=12673#comment-73464 My brother lives in a small New England town that has a Carnegie library. It's one of 2,500 libraries philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded, most in the U.S. it's a grand edifice in a town of fewer than 2,000 people. Years ago, while working in the county as a journalist, I'd always find a reason to spend some time in the libary whenever doing stories in the town. I hope it survives the crisis of funding that affects small-town governments throughout America. Next time I go back home, I think I ought to visit it again. Thanks, Wuf. My brother lives in a small New England town that has a Carnegie library. It’s one of 2,500 libraries philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded, most in the U.S. it’s a grand edifice in a town of fewer than 2,000 people. Years ago, while working in the county as a journalist, I’d always find a reason to spend some time in the libary whenever doing stories in the town.

I hope it survives the crisis of funding that affects small-town governments throughout America. Next time I go back home, I think I ought to visit it again.

Thanks, Wuf.

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