Funny, poignant, real New Orleans. Also, Orlando by Virginia Woolf, and The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, and Ceremony by Leslie Silko, Native American. Libraries are the best deal around. Anyone who comes through the doors of a public library can entertain themselves, educate themselves, become cultured, find help and wisdom through reading. With the magic of technology, any library, no matter how small, can offer the holdings of the greatest libraries in the world.
Libraries improve lives.
But many public libraries are in trouble. Librarians are struggling to maintain traditional services while assimilating new technology and its formats. There are many hard choices involving how to stay current and vital yet remain free, with access for all. Historically, private monies have built and maintained libraries. We need that citizen help now.