Paean to charms of a small-town library

There has been talk of building a new library in our town. Some think it is what this place needs; others are for sticking with what we have. I’m in the latter camp. It’s true our small-town library has no computers, no interlibrary loan system, no DVD collection. There is no self-service checkout where you scan the bar code on your book, just as at the supermarket.

What our town has is unique: The library is more a reading room than a repository with technological aids; more a literary salon—although a loosely structured one—than a hushed space with little interaction among patrons. Read more in The Christian Science Monitor online.