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Association for the Skopelos Island Public Libraries


The Drama of
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April 2005 Hellenic
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The Archetype
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Imagine

Why do we need public libraries when we have the internet?

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"Mercy" by Duffy
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IMAGINE

Imagine a large, spacious building around the corner from where you live. The building is surrounded by lawns, handsome trees, beautiful flowers, benches, a scintillating fountain. When you walk through the door of this building, no one stops you to ask you your business. No one wants an entrance fee or a membership card. The building belongs to you ... and to all the people of your village, your town, your region, your country. You can go there when you choose to. You can walk freely throughout the building, holding in your own hands the priceless treasures it contains. You can even take these treasures home with you if you would like to examine them more closely. And what are these treasures?