"It isn’t that Mrs. Eosco’s argument fell on deaf ears. As a teacher of pre-Kindergarten children, she well knows the importance of fostering the love of reading and books among her young charges. She recognizes the importance of teaching respect for the many volumes she borrows from the Morrill Memorial Library to encourage a love of reading at an early age.
But it was hard for Town Meeting to say yes to the additional funding in light of cuts in the budgets of many town departments.
Still, one wonders how the services of the local library can be relegated to second-tier status in tough economic times, when library services are more in demand than ever." Candace Leary
Read Candace Leary's entire column, Libraries Still Matter, Even In Tough Times, published in the Daily News Transcript
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