Kathleen Parker: Digital books leave a reader cold
It is comforting to think of death as a passing rather than an end. In that vein, I prefer to think of Steve Jobs’s final words as editorial commentary: “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”
Our view: Library’s move to e-books a welcome step
Public libraries serve many functions.
One of those functions, symbolic in nature, is to uphold the traditions and history of its community.
For older generations, there is something almost reverential about a library, particularly an old library. It provides a link from present to past. For book lovers, libraries are a comforting place.
Columbus Library to begin e-book program
Brick-and-mortar libraries aren’t disappearing from the literary landscape any time soon, but they are changing, and the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library is changing as well, adding a growing litany of services for book lovers young and old.
By the end of July, your next beach read may be an e-book, borrowed from the library and downloaded to your favorite digital device.