• Jerkules_Jerkules@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      A combination of factors. Lower funding, suburbanization, growing means for home entertainment, growing wages sending people to more expensive options, etc.

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      One thing that happened is society forgot they can go do these things at libraries today.

      Everything he listed is on the calendar of a great number of city libraries, if you check their websites! (Source: I built and maintained the websites for several libraries)