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Some people think public libraries are necessary while others think they are waste of money. Discuss both point of views and give your opinion.

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Public libraries are home of knowledge and accessible to all citizens of the society at a very nominal cost. Generally, the upkeep and maintenance of the library is in the hand of the local municipal government and it is funded through public taxes. Like any other issue where government and public money is involved, the topic whether public libraries are necessary or waste of time also generates polarised opinions in the public. On one hand there are those who tout the benefits of the libraries to the public and on the other hand there are those who can only see the libraries as government wasting away public money. Public libraries have many benefit to the society and especially to the poor and marginalised. In this system, since the funding for the library is provided through the public taxes, everyone contributes and therefore the cost to individual for access to books and other education material goes down. In a library, one can have access to thousands of books without cost and use them to improve one’s skills and knowledge. And it is common knowledge that one rarely forgets which one reads because his/her own interest. In fact, the great American founding father Benjamin Franklin believed that public libraries could improve the citizenry at large and started the first subscription library in America. He himself attributed his success to the books which he read on his own and used them for self-improvement. In fact, many people today believe that one does not need to attend college/university if one can read books and apply the principles in real life. Autodidacts like Elon Musk are the stars of the modern success stories and they credit their success to the books which they read in libraries. Another reason why I think libraries are useful is because they provide students or members of society with a place to sit down and read or do their work in a quiet environment. This may not be a big deal for someone who studies in private school or has a caring family but it can mean a world of difference for someone living in a dysfunctional family. Like with anything which involves government spending, public libraries also face scrutiny from conservative members of the society. However, it is to be noted that their argument that libraries are useless and should be closed is without foundation. Having said that, there are things which can be improved in the public library system. For example, libraries can try to solicit more donations of books, reducing the cost. Or they can try to collect the fines more aggressively. Another way or reducing the cost would be to have minimal staff present or automating some of the renewal or return processes for the borrowed material. Additional savings can be made by soliciting volunteers to work at the library desks instead of the paid staff. I think the people who say that libraries are waste of money overstate the case. There are however opportunities for being creative and reduce the cost in the libraries – as mentioned above. So in my opinion, people who think libraries are useless and should be closed need to understand the situation from other point of view. In my opinion public libraries are an important pillar of society and provide access to the poor and rich alike. Although it can be said that it partially helps out the poor a little bit more. I have personally made use of the public library myself and continue to do so on a need to basis. I am very satisfied with the public library system because I would not want to pay for every book I get access to in the library. Also, having access to so much learning material has helped me explore different subjects and find out which one’s interest me. Therefore, my conclusion is this: while there is room for improvement in the public library system I don’t think its a waste of money.
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libraries are home of knowledge and accessible to all citizens of the
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society
at a
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very
nominal
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cost
.
Generally
, the upkeep and maintenance of the library is in the hand of the local municipal
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government
and it
is funded
through
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public
taxes. Like any
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other
issue where
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government
and
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public
money
is involved
, the topic whether
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public
libraries are necessary or waste of time
also
generates
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polarised
opinions in the
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public
. On one hand there are those
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who
tout the benefits of the libraries to the
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public
and on the
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other
hand there are those
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who
can
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only
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see
the libraries as
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government
wasting away
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public
money.

Public libraries have
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many benefit
to the
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society
and
especially
to the poor and
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marginalised
. In this
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system
, since the funding for the library
is provided
through the
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public
taxes, everyone contributes and
therefore
the
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cost
to individual for
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access
to
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books
and
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other
education material goes down. In a library, one can have
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access
to thousands of
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books
without
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cost
and
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use
them to
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
improve
one’s
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skills
and knowledge. And it is common knowledge that one rarely forgets which one
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reads
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because
his/her
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own
interest. In fact, the great American founding father Benjamin Franklin believed that
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public
libraries could
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
improve
the citizenry at large and
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started
the
first
subscription library in America. He himself attributed his success to the
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books
which he
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read
on his
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
own
and
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used
them for self-improvement.

In fact,
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many
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people
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today
believe that one does not need to attend college/university if one can
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read
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books
and apply the principles in real life. Autodidacts like Elon Musk are the stars of the modern success
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stories and
they credit their success to the
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books
which they
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read
in libraries. Another reason why I
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think
libraries are useful is
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because
they provide students or members of
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society
with a place to sit down and
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read
or do their work in a quiet environment. This may not be a
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big
deal for someone
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who
studies in private school or has a caring family
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but
it can mean a world of difference for someone living in a dysfunctional family.

Like with anything which involves
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government
spending,
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public
libraries
also
face scrutiny from conservative members of the
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society
.
However
, it is to
be noted
that their argument that libraries are useless and should
be closed
is without foundation. Having said that, there are things which can be
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
improved
in the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
public
library
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
system
.
For example
, libraries can try to solicit more donations of
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
books
, reducing the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
cost
. Or they can try to collect the fines more
aggressively
. Another way or reducing the
You use this word too often, consider replacing it with
cost
would be to have minimal staff present or automating
If the text is a generality, 'of the' is not necessary. Did you mean "some"?
some of the
renewal or return processes for the borrowed material. Additional savings can
be made
by soliciting volunteers to work at the library desks
instead
of the paid staff.

I
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think
the
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
people
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who
say that libraries are waste of money overstate the case. There are
however
opportunities for being creative and
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reduce
the
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cost
in the libraries
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–
as mentioned above.
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So
in my opinion,
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people
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who
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think
libraries are useless and should
be closed
need to understand the situation from
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other
point of view.

In my opinion
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public
libraries are an
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important
pillar of
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society
and provide
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access
to the poor and rich alike.
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Although
it can
be said
that it
partially
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helps
out the poor a
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little bit
more. I have
personally
made
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use
of the
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public
library myself and continue to do
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so
on a need to basis. I am
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very
satisfied with the
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public
library
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system
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because
I would not want to pay for every
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book
I
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get
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access
to in the library.
Also
, having
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access
to
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so
much learning material has
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
helped
me explore
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different
subjects and find out which one’s interest me.
Therefore
, my conclusion is this: while there is room for improvement in the
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public
library
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system
I don’t
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think
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its
a waste of money.
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IELTS essay Some people think public libraries are necessary while others think they are waste of money.

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