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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're *public* libraries. They serve *the public*. [/quote]

[b]They [i]should[/i] be viewed as serving the "taxpayer", rather than the "public".[/b] Because the public doesn't fund libraries - taxpayers do. Without taxpayers you can still have a "public", but you won't have any libraries. Or any other community services, for that matter.

While the homeless are certainly members of the public, let's not delude ourselves that they are contributing to funding the library.

There should be a hierarchy of users of public services like libraries, with the needs of those who's taxes sustain libraries placed above the needs of those who contribute nothing and only [i]consume[/i] services. [/quote]

Nope. They're free public libraries, not fee-for-service public libraries. Should people who pay higher taxes also get first dibs on the reserve list?[/quote]

Yes, they should. They're contributing more, they should get something for that. [/quote]

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