When the economy is in a slump and jobs are hard to find, where're you gonna turn? Try your local library. Local library directors report that this is exactly what many residents are doing. Demand for library cards, books, videos, computer time and workshops is up, and the libraries are trying, within their budgets, to accommodate all those who walk through their doors.

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