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Dear editor at Lincoln Daily News,
Freedom of speech is under attack all across the United States. The
right to a public education is being lost as the Dept. of Education
is defunded & privatized. Dept of Ag is eliminating money for food
pantries and school lunches.
Americans need public libraries as a public square that is
accessible to all. The local library provides children's story hour,
bookmobile, and lectures on all sorts of subject. It also provides
basic needs like a bathroom if you happen to walk by and need to use
the facilities. In Springfield, there is hardly anywhere downtown
where you can use a public toilet. Lincoln Library still has a
facility to relieve yourself if you need to.
Libraries are great resources. They can point you in the right
direction if you don't know where to start as the research dept has
access to materials that we don't have at home.
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We need public libraries because they are one of
the last resources open to everyone. I've taught people to read at
the library.
Prisoners in correctional facilities use the library to learn about
the law. Books make us all smarter. Libraries are a gateway to new
ideas. Those new ideas expand our minds and teach us empathy. We
need libraries.
Sincerely,
Anne Hofferkamp
[Posted
April 08, 2025]
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