Philadelphia Mayor Closing 11 of 54 Branches
Friday, November 7th, 2008The Library Journal reports that 11 branches of the Philadelphia public library system will be closed because of financial hardship. This is the latest painful signal of change in the library community, and bodes ill for continued broad public access to library materials. We see a potential role for the Open Content Alliance to step into this gap by sharing its diverse collections through loaning of digital books and free, unrestricted access of materials that are out of copyright. (more…)
