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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Do Libraries Really Matter?

    The City of Los Angeles has constructed four new libraries and renovated 28 more with money passed by the voters in 1998. Now, instead of being open seven days a week, it's closing the Central Library, eight regional libraries and 64 community branches on Sundays and Mondays.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The City of Los Angeles has constructed four new libraries and renovated 28 more with money passed by the voters in 1998. Now, instead of being open seven days a week, it's closing the Central Library, eight regional libraries and 64 community branches on Sundays and Mondays. We hear from the President of the Librarians' Guild and our own Darrell Satzman, who visited libraries in Sherman Oaks and Woodland Hills to get the reaction to the two-day-a-week shutdown.

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    3. 25:59The Shanghai Expo and America's Economic Decline
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Roy Stone

      President, Librarians' Guild

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Do Libraries Really Matter?
    1. 0:00Boy's Death Highlights Problems at Children and Family Services
    2. 14:58Do Libraries Really Matter?You’re reading this
    3. 25:59The Shanghai Expo and America's Economic Decline
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