{"id":102,"date":"2014-05-05T10:06:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T14:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=102"},"modified":"2014-05-05T16:41:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T20:41:43","slug":"book-free-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2014\/05\/05\/book-free-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Free Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A library without books may once have been considered unthinkable. But the new public library on San Antonio\u2019s south side has gone completely book-free. The issue\u00a0is, will Dearborn, Michigan libraries ever\u00a0take away\u00a0books and put tablets and computers\u00a0there instead. \u00a0After surveying students,\u00a0\u00a0many \u00a0think that having computers and tablets instead of books are a lot better because they prefer looking at screens instead of real pages.<\/p>\n

Local residents in\u00a0San Antonio can check out tablets or e-readers for free or, \u00a0they can use the library\u2019s 48 i Mac desktop computers. Children can take home any of the 200 Nook readers pre-loaded with 150 books appropriate for their age. In Washington, D.C., the downtown Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library cleared the shelves in one wing last June to open a vast, bookless area. The library is calling it \u201cDigital Commons,\u201d and it\u2019s part computer lab, part design center and part reading lounge.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal libraries in Dearborn should get computers and tablets instead of books because you can\u2019t lose any books on the computer compared to losing real life books and paying for it,\u201d said Unis Middle School student Ahmed Almawri. Many believe he has a really good point. \u00a0You can\u2019t lose any books in computer compared to paying for a real book that you can lose. \u201cLibraries in Dearborn shouldn\u2019t get computers for books because books are better than staring at a screen and ruining your eyesight,\u201d said Unis Middle School student Fatmeh Dabaja.<\/p>\n

But something that gives computer books an advantage than regular books is that no late fees. In regular libraries people struggle with bringing their books to library and that is a problem that technology has solved again. \u201cBut if people can\u2019t bring their books on time or keep them safe, that is their responsibility not the libraries,\u201d said Unis Middle School student Layla Sabrah. That is a really good point that can really get you thinking. But this idea is not up to us its up to the Libraries in Dearborn.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0gathering all the information the tallies are up. From the locals I asked around the community, most of them said that local libraries in Dearborn should not put computers instead of books. This really surprised me because technology is really taking control of the world but it seems people in Dearborn are keeping it old fashioned.<\/p>\n

Adnan Eidy<\/p>\n

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A library without books may once have been considered unthinkable. But the new public library on San Antonio\u2019s south side has gone completely book-free. The issue\u00a0is, will Dearborn, Michigan libraries ever\u00a0take away\u00a0books and put tablets and computers\u00a0there instead. \u00a0After surveying students,\u00a0\u00a0many \u00a0think that having computers and tablets instead of books are a lot better because …<\/p>\n

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