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Published: Fri, 20 Feb 2009
Description: New York's Public Library sees influx of visits in lieu of soaring unemployment rates
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" we did our part. One place getting help from the recession your local public library in many cities across our country to become in the new hot spot really for folks -- less cash to spend. You know this free Internet access and most of them free books obviously movies job resource centers worth issue or two from the library and a failure. The American library association reports last year library visits were up 10% from the year 2006. A closer look in our American diaries series on the day to -- impact of the economic crisis."
" What we're noticing that the library is just a huge surge starting in the fall when. When the stock market. He went into its very steep decline we started seeing increasing numbers of people I had kids who -- there. And that's just continue to build because of the economy are not stunning for its clients as we would have pillow and these pictures from him -- this may still come somewhere without having to pay. 1020304050. Bucks times. You have more people visiting us that we had it happen said. And no -- conceive. By not spending on Salinas going to Starbucks is an imminent communal coffee."
" I'm trying to avoid coffee shops right now libraries spacious they've got -- access. You meet cool people think the public that really central place for the --"
" What we're seeing increasingly -- not a -- ways people coming to us for help. In these positions. And computer repair and home business and as she -- slowly slowly until there was nothing -- What the down economy is doing is reminding people that these libraries and therefore there -- lots of folks have been going around I think my easily in the past. Do we still -- libraries. All the proof of the putting is now they say it's. Yes this libraries are as essential if not more central and over the last fifty years any -- An American diary. How the economy is affecting all of us."
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