The world has had a lot of change over time; especially that of the last couple decades. There have been many inventions that have started the growth of new things, but have decreased the use in others. People today never use a home phone or one of those block phones when it’s a normal possession to own in the modern 21st century. With the creation of new technologies that are so easily accessible and portable, it has impacted those creations from the past such as public libraries. Even with the argument whether libraries can stay useful in the next couple years, I believe that this is the chance for libraries to overcome and adapt to this eras new technology and become more relevant in our lives. The first public lending library in the US was created by Ben Franklin way back in the 1730s (Source A). Being around for a few centuries now, libraries have gone through challenges of the changing world around them and are still a key piece to our …show more content…
People nowadays believe that libraries are there to hold books and just act as an old storage place. But they are wrong, as libraries act to be the center of academic help and knowledge, and a massive resource for more than just information for school. Now that public libraries are rapidly improving to combat or stay with the technology being released, it gives the libraries that potential that people think just aren’t there. Originally, people would go to the library to help them in school and for projects, but now they don’t need to leave their home as they have the internet accessible to their phone or laptop at the comfort of their own bed. But now, people are thinking about those who don’t have access to a source of internet and go to the library. It is shown that 22% of library computer users’ only access to computers is at a library (Source