Last month the park ridge public library, IL, approved fees for those using the facility for business purposes. On its face, this decision runs counter to the burgeoning interest in libraries embracing a workforce that is increasingly outside the office by developing coworking spaces and gathering essential tools to enable them to succeed. On a deeper level, it runs counter to the ingenuity involved in continually removing barriers to access-even barriers constructed to keep the use of the library fair, such as overdue fines-and this I find much more problematic and worth contemplating.
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