Libraries without books

If you don’t visit a library very often, one of the things that may surprise you is the lack of books in it. I had to do some research at the Parsons and Independence libraries concerning the demise of our local daily newspapers. It was a shock to find very few shelves at the Parsons library. Most of those shelves were nearly devoid of books. I didn’t see a lot of videos there either. Indy’s library never had a lot of books to begin with, but the loss of books from even a couple of months ago was a shock. Both libraries were giving books away without finding any takers. I can understand not buying books because of tight budgets, but the throwing away of perfectly useful books is as shocking as the fact no one wants them.