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The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists: A Book of Answers for Kids

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The New York Public Library
AMAZING scientists Discover the moons of Jupiter with Galileo. Uncover the science of radiation with Madame Curie. Travel forward in time with Einstein. Find out how scientists learned to cure diseases, how they discovered gravity, and how they determined the structure of the atom. Fact-filled and fun, this book’s question-and-answer format lets you explore the discoveries of some of the world’s greatest scientists. … More >>

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The Educational Benefits of the Public Library

As you’re probably aware, the Internet is a huge source of information. More and more items are being posted on the Internet every day for anyone to access. That means that people are starting to neglect some of the traditional methods of research, like visiting the public library. That’s a real shame, since there are so many benefits to having a library in town.

One thing that’s great about the public library is that you can find books there that are out of print. In fact, there can be books in some libraries that are incredibly old. Those are usually housed in a special area where people can go in and look at the book, but not remove it from the library. The information contained in such books is usually not on the Internet.

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A Public Library System Trashing Used Books

Recently, in February of this year in fact, a particular public library system was investigated and found guilty of tossing garbage bags full of used library books into their dumpsters. Several of these books were still in excellent condition and this was not just a one time occurrence either.

The Knox County public library system, which is sponsored by the taxes that are paid by that counties residents, was recently investigated by one of the local news channels within the state of Tennessee and their investigation infuriated several Knox County residents. Across the county there are at least twenty public libraries and eighty percent of the libraries were found guilty of throwing away many garbage bags of books each week. The books that were recovered ranged from books for children to textbooks to magazines, but the most shocking thing was that some of the books looked as if they had never been opened. All of these books had been stamped by the library with their withdrawn stamp, which indicated that it was no longer within their system.

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