There it is, on CNN.com: Hard Economic Times a Boon for Libraries. Recognize that, oftentimes, the writer of a news article is not the same person who writes the headline for the article. However, it does seem as though the article is suggesting that libraries are doing wonderfully because of the economic downturn.
Libraries are doing well, so far, because our funding is not directly affected by economic factors; our funding will be affected indirectly, yes sir. Are you funded by property taxes? Endowments? Tuition? All of these will suffer, one way or another, and we will see cuts.
Our saving grace is that we can see it coming… I refer to a prior post: A Look Back, A Look Ahead.
