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 "Writing, the art of communicating thoughts to the mind through the eye, is the great invention of the world." Abraham LincolnReading is important; it's a path towards knowledge. Yet, today's world holds so many distractions. Pledge to spend an hour a week that reading, an woul hour that would normally be spent watching TV, playing video games, or chatting/surfing online. Read a book, a magazine, a newspaper--anything--just read!
Have you visited your local library lately? Did you know that government funding of public libraries has been dramatically cut in recent years? Without libraries our learning resources are limited. Without funding libraries' staffs, collections, and electronic resources will slowly disappear. Support your local library by speaking to officials, donating time and money, and USING IT. In the 2009-2010 Pennsylvania State budget, public libraries' funds were cut by 50% . The Library Access line (POWER Library, statewide borrowing,and interlibrary delivery) ended as the budget dropped to $0 while the Electronic Library Catalog (Ask Here PA, Access PA database) was cut by 30%. On top of that, local townships have cut library fundings as well, leaving libraries to function on limited state funds and resident contributions.
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