Comments on: Ruehlig wants city council to fund more Antioch library hours

By: Publisher

Publisher — Mon, 22 May 2017 08:41:24 +0000

Dave,
While that’s good to know, it still requires you to have a computer or device with internet access.
Plus, those are not actually printed books you can hold in your hand to read, like are available at the physical library building.
Allen

By: RJB

RJB — Sun, 21 May 2017 21:12:23 +0000

In reply to Dave Roberts. Yes, true; however, not all books are available online.

By: Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts — Sun, 21 May 2017 18:59:54 +0000

In reply to Publisher.

Actually, Allen, you can download books for free from the library. You just need a library account and a free app called Overdrive, which allows you to check out five books for two weeks.
There’s never an overdue fine because the books are automatically deleted from your computer, tablet, e-reader or phone after two weeks. You can then check them out again for another two weeks if no one has placed a hold on them.
They have an excellent selection of books that are delivered instantly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I encourage everyone to check it out.

By: Jeffrey Hall-Cottrell

Jeffrey Hall-Cottrell — Fri, 19 May 2017 18:26:34 +0000

Perhaps had we not fired our city manager and had to pay out a bunch of money to do so, we could have spent that money on the library. I am not opposed to the library being funded, but I don’t see where we have the extra money to do so as a city.

By: RJb

RJb — Fri, 19 May 2017 06:27:51 +0000

Most of the kids I see at the libraries are on computers online using Facebook. I think the funding, if acquired, should be used to promote books that expand the art of literature. Books from Shakespeare, poetry, and the like that make students think critically.

By: Publisher

Publisher — Fri, 19 May 2017 05:21:15 +0000

In reply to Frank Rehm.

Mr. Rehm,
Thank you for reading the Herald and your comment.
In response, the first thing I have to say is “books”. While you can find them online to purchase, you can’t just download a book and read it for free.
Also, not all students or even adults have access to the internet, which is also available at the library.
If you haven’t been to the Antioch library on W. 18th Street, I encourage you to do so to see what they offer that isn’t available online.
Allen Payton, Publisher

By: Frank Rehm

Frank Rehm — Fri, 19 May 2017 01:35:58 +0000

What is at the library that can’t be found online???