The prospects look grim. Surveys indicate that over half of Finland's public libraries face imminent contraction while in every fifth municipality at least one library outlet will close. Those who would enforce these cuts should bear in mind that in sacrificing the public libraries they strike at one of the cornerstones of our social structure. The school system depends on public libraries. The information society depends on public libraries.
Many professional people depend on public libraries.
Not only that, but a library is like a pharmacy dispensing preventive medicine for the psyche. The library system is already lean. There is no fat left to cut.