1.0 link 150268 <![CDATA[Libraries Stand Ready to Help in Tough Economic Times]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-rettig/libraries-stand-ready-to_b_150268.html When economic times get tough, the average American family's solution is to get creative. In rethinking their budgets, many families across the country are turning to a familiar place - the public library.

As one South Florida man discovered, canceling his home Internet access and taking advantage of the free Internet service offered at his local public library could save his family over $700 a year.

He's not alone. More than any other time in the past two decades, Americans are heading...

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