People have different views in regard to the question of whether free libraries are needed in each town as the Internet is available for most people. In my view, while people have freer and cheaper ways to keep themselves informed, libraries are still necessary for a town.
There are many arguments in favour of building free libraries. The first and the most important reason is, while the Internet has become an essential part of many people, there are still some people cannot access the Internet even today. They are, in general, the elder people or the homeless. For most of them, libraries, which are old-fashioned from the youngster's point of view, are the most important place for them to keep up with the world and learn new knowledge. In this sense, it is needed for the local council to reconsider the necessity of a free library, as one of their duty is to ensure every citizen has an equal right to learn.
However, it is understandable why some people disagree with the library construction proposal. Apart from libraries, there are many other ways for those vulnerable people to acquire information and knowledge. For example, they can read newspapers, watch TV, and some of them are also free nowadays. Also, it is generally believed that learning is not the most crucial thing for those people, in comparison with establishing free libraries, the improvement of health care and the construction of other welfare infrastructures are obviously more necessary at the moment. And these measures also need a great deal of money and further financial aids.
In conclusion, whereas there are many other things needed to give a priority for a town government, the keep the right of reading and learning is still important, and thus, building a free library should be given the same consideration.
People
have
different
views in regard to
the question of whether
free
libraries
are needed
in each town as the Internet is available for most
people
. In my view, while
people
have freer and cheaper ways to
keep
themselves informed, libraries are
still
necessary for a town.
There are
many
arguments in
favour
of building
free
libraries. The
first
and the most
important
reason is, while the Internet has become an essential part of
many
people
, there are
still
some
people
cannot access the Internet even
today
. They are,
in general
, the elder
people
or the homeless. For most of them, libraries, which are
old
-fashioned from the youngster's point of view, are the most
important
place for them to
keep
up with the world and learn new knowledge. In this sense, it
is needed
for the local council to reconsider the necessity of a
free
library, as one of their duty is to ensure every citizen has an equal right to learn.
However
, it is understandable why
some
people
disagree with the library construction proposal. Apart from libraries, there are
many
other ways for those vulnerable
people
to acquire information and knowledge.
For example
, they can read newspapers,
watch
TV, and
some
of them are
also
free
nowadays.
Also
, it is
generally
believed that learning is not the most crucial thing for those
people
,
in comparison
with establishing
free
libraries, the improvement of health care and the construction of other welfare infrastructures are
obviously
more necessary at the moment. And these measures
also
need a great deal of money and
further
financial aids.
In conclusion
, whereas there are
many
other things needed to give a priority for a town
government
, the
keep
the right of reading and learning is
still
important
, and
thus
, building a
free
library should be
given
the same consideration.