Brewster Kahle on Nostr: In the UK "More than 800 public libraries have closed since 2010. More closures are ...
In the UK "More than 800 public libraries have closed since 2010. More closures are expected."
https://www.ft.com/content/9b5f3765-dc64-42ce-b8a2-e70fc909c5f8
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and the US libraries are under multiple attacks (most notably by the publishers and the judiciary that is siding with them).
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-end-of-libraries-as-we-know-them-with-brewster/id1382983397?i=1000660882500
A good history of what happens to libraries (spoiler-- it is not good): https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-library-a-fragile-history-9781541600775
https://www.ft.com/content/9b5f3765-dc64-42ce-b8a2-e70fc909c5f8
share link for 10 people: https://on.ft.com/4f1hl6y
and the US libraries are under multiple attacks (most notably by the publishers and the judiciary that is siding with them).
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-end-of-libraries-as-we-know-them-with-brewster/id1382983397?i=1000660882500
A good history of what happens to libraries (spoiler-- it is not good): https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-library-a-fragile-history-9781541600775