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Old 08-16-2007, 04:22 PM   #7 (permalink)
perdidochas
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Originally Posted by superdude17* View Post
Source: Kansas.com


The public library in downtown ....... is a homeless shelter. It reeks of urine, vomit, and body odor. They are a waste of taxpayer money in the internet age, and an extremely expensive way to warehouse bums.
Until you can get everything on the internet that you can get at a brick and mortar library, libraries are essential.

That said, I think there should be some way to keep bums from camping out in the library.
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