[LM_NET] Query: Still buying books?

[Cheryl Quinn <cherylquinn60056@GMAIL.COM>]

I am once again fighting off suggestions that buying books for a school
library is soon to be a thing of the past.  I thought I would begin my
campaign against this notion by asking others on this list if they are still
buying books.
I am in a Catholic High School in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.  Budget
is not a HUGE concern although like everyone we are more aware of issues
than we have been in the past.  So for a school that says almost 100% of
their students to college should be be winding down books and pumping up
on-line subscriptions.  I want to add that due to a long background in
public libraries I am a huge supporter of them.  My goal has always been
"life long library users."  In this area of Cook County we have just about
the finest (I am tempering my statement, I believe they are the finest)
public libraries in the country.  I urge, strongly urge students to begin
their projects in our resource center and then go to and use the public
libraries.  I resist spending large sums of money on subscriptions that are
readily available right down the street.

Any comments will be welcome.

Cheryl Quinn
Saint Viator High School
Arlington Heights, IL
Librarian
cherylquinn60056@gmail.com

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