This cartoon depicts how this generation of kids coming up are so computer inclined that they are not familiar with a textbook. Kinda funny. I realized that growing up from kindergarten up to high school, mom dropping me off at the library to do some research was quickly becoming a thing of the past. When was the last time I used an actual book as a reference for a paper? I recently made a trip to the library for the sole purpose of borrowing a fictional book that I had no intention of paying the $15 for at the book store. Alot of the reference materials such as encyclopedias probably could use a good dusting now and then I would imagine. I don't know I haven't traveled to that side of the library for a long time!
The saddest thing about this is the quick dying of the public library. I am afraid they may become extinct. And kids may not appreciate sitting down and reading a book as much anymore! An old classic with yellowed pages... exchanged for an Amazon Kindle or a Sony Reader. They just don't have that same old smell.
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