Do Journalists Really Need a Literate Readership?

Today in Charlotte local "journalist" or free-lance opinion columnist, whatever she is-Tara Servatius posted this gem of an article about the age old question of whether Libraries are still relevant? Isn't she darling?

http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/do_we_really_need_our_libraries_/Content?oid=1262028

Many people think that a several hundred dollar gadget such as an e-reader is affordable for all people. Even the children who used to get story-time 7 days/week at the many branches our fair cities public libraries, why don't they just buy an e-reader? Well you know what, even e-reader books cost something and your library card is a privilege granted to every citizen of Mecklenburg County. This is to keep knowledge and information accessible to everyone, because we want to live in a civilized society.
I don't usually read Creative Loafing, but if I did, I would know that Tara Servatius is a pain in the arse and is an elitist:
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/the_cycling_epidemic/Content?oid=996069
That's funny that she doesn't like a critical mass blocking traffic to exercise their rights and express their opinions, so sorry Tara, but that that's the point of a critical mass!

Thanks for your hateful opinion Tara and thank you for disabling comments on your article. Free speech is no longer allowed either? There is a book in the Library titled 1984 by George Orwell, let's burn it this weekend?

This is an example of a post (by Amy Buris Shapiro) that was censored from the comments page of this article:

Libraries offer ...programming for adults and children. They serve as community meeting spaces. They provide a safety net for those who cannot afford home computers or Kindles. Our public libraries are striving to meet the challenges of the new reality of e-books by offering e-books for check out, just as libraries adapted to challenges to their niche by home computers and the internet.

Libraries in five years may not look the same as today, but they will continue to adapt, thrive and offer information to all citizens.