Re: OT: libraries (was Re: dialectal diversity in English)

Quoting Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>:

> >The ambitions of the library staff certainly plays a role too. Being
> >publicly
> >financed, they don't have too worry unduly what books people actually
> want
> >to
> >read.
>
> True, but most whom I've met, excepting those in Arizona, are
> ambitious
> towards expanding to meet the public's needs. Yet, with the current
> economy
> and Federal leadership in the USA, they have perpetually decreasing
> funds.
To be fair, they do care what books people want to read. However, other
ambitions, like having collections that impress other librarians, also pla a
part.

Dare I ask what those in Arizona are ambitious towards?

                                                       Andreas