...Well-stocked libraries open to all are essential to our democratic system of government. As President Kennedy said in 1963, "Good libraries are as essential...key to progress and the advancement of knowledge." Today, because of shortsighted Republican policies, we are allowing our libraries to deteriorate. During...

...essential to our democratic system of government. As President Kennedy said in 1963, "Good libiaries are as essential to an educated and informed people...key to progress and the advancement of knowledge." During the last four years under Presidents Nixon and Ford, budget cutbacks, freezes and impoundments...

...H. MILLENSON, AAP DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND LIBRARY AFFAIRS, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC. "Good libraries are as essential to an educated and informed people as the school system itself." — John F. Kennedy. "America's public libraries are the repositories of a wealth of reading materials...

...H. MILLENSON, AAP DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND LIBRARY AFFAIRS, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC. "Good libraries are as essential to an educated and informed people as the school system itself." — John F. Kennedy. "America's public libraries are the repositories of a wealth of reading materials...

...open to all are essential to our democratic system of government. As President Kennedy said in l963, "Good libraries are as essential to an educated and...key to progress and the advancement of knowledge. Today, because of shortsighted Republican policies, we are allowing our libraries to deteriorate. During...