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The array of services public libraries offer cost per year about what you’d pay for one dinner in a moderately-priced restaurant. The return is enormous.

The same Gallup Poll found that 92 percent of heavy library users reported that their children are also library users. It also found a strong correlation between library use and high level of education and employment.

National Library Week is a good time to start tapping the resources of your local library. The Rappahannock Library is celebrating the week with a Fine Free Week. Library books on your shelves are “lost” books.

Few people disagree with the proposition that libraries are good institutions. While people pay homage to libraries, not enough people pay attention to them.

Your library needs active support and use, not passive endorsements. □

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