WE WANT TO KNOW

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: June 04, 2009

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The public computers in Highlands County's three libraries were used 54,829 times last year. The average session length was 38 minutes.

County Commissioner Jeff Carlson suggested on June 2 the library computers should be for research, not entertainment, and that Highlands County libraries should buy fewer popular novels.

Should taxpayer money be spent on novels, electronic books, movie DVDs and music CDs? How do you use the library? Reporter Gary Pinnell is writing about the issue. If you can contribute to the story, please e-mail gpinnell@highlandstoday.com, or call 386-5828.