Argumentative Essay: The Collapse Of Local Library

The local library has been invaluable over the course of my school career; so, I’m not surprised by the statistic that “90% of Americans say the closing of their local public library would impact their community and 67% said it would affect them and their families” (“Americans and Public Libraries” 1). I would be devastated if my local library were to close, and thus sympathize with Zadie Smith and the community of Willesden Green of London, UK who are being affected by the closing of their local library.
Smith writes of discovering the library’s closing and how it started her thinking back nostalgically with her longtime friend and librarian of Willesden, Helen. They find it hard to accept the demolition of the library and adjacent book …show more content…
Libraries are also valuable for being a free meeting place or, as she describes, “the only thing left on high street that doesn’t want either your soul or your wallet” (par 18). Smith also asserts that libraries still serve a valuable service to the public: “British libraries received over 300 million …show more content…
Libraries also preserve our cultural heritage as they are “rich repositories of historically and culturally significant collections, many of which are not available anywhere else in the world” (“Role of Libraries” 1). Libraries possess a copyright exemption which allows them to preserve most works for the express purpose of keeping a detailed history of events and maintaining our cultural identity. Ben White’s article on the roles of libraries states that “without appropriate library exceptions, this cultural heritage would be lost to future generations” (“Role of Libraries” 1). This affirms the need for preserving