I know that there are many people who haven't stepped foot in a
library in quite some time. But I know that this doesn't imply
that they would want all the libraries in their city to vanish.
Unfortunately, for Philly residents, this may soon be their
reality. On its Web site, the Free Library of Philadelphia
announced: "We deeply regret to inform you that without the
necessary budgetary legislation by the state legislature in
Harrisburg, the City of Philadelphia will not have the funds to
operate our neighborhood branch libraries, regional libraries,
or the Parkway Central Library after October 2, 2009."  WTF? How
is that possible? How can our country (and its individual
states) not have enough money to operate a city's library
system? Well, we are talking about the same country that doesn't
believe health care should be a universal right.  If the state
legislature doesn't pass "enabling funding legislation," the
following will happen on Oct. 2, 2009:  --All branch and
regional library programs, including pr