South Carolina Public Library Economic Impact Study - Illinois

time activities that additional programs would be added. In light of thePresidents call for "no child left behind" I would think that programs to reachyoung children would be important to this library system. After all, a love ofreading is nurtured from the very start.• The library has maintained a local community health and human servicesresource database which I use regularly in my work and which I wouldotherwise not be able to afford / maintain myself.• As a teacher of the academically gifted, I use the library often to check outbooks on topics my classes are studying. I cannot personally afford (nor canmy district afford) to provide all the resources my students need and deserve;by checking out a "mini-library" for each unit we study, I can give mystudents the high-level information they need to do appropriate research andbecome independent learners.• The DISCUS program is also an extremely valuable resource. Being able toaccess DISCUS from home has made such a difference using the library foreducation and business.South Carolina Public Library Economic Impact Study 51