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easy to stop in at the library as <br />children on a path toward lifelong <br />enhance the library's important <br />don't charge any money for that <br />well. <br />The Louisville library has a done a <br />great job of evolving as the city <br />has grown and technology has <br />advanced and people's <br />expectations of a library have <br />changed. Meetings spaces, the <br />Maker Space, and community <br />classes like Girls Who Code and <br />Senior Computer Classes show <br />how the library is keeping up with <br />the times and looking to the <br />future. A specific example made <br />an impression on me: I looked <br />through the LBOT meeting <br />agendas for 2018 online and was <br />encouraged to see the process by <br />which our library considered and <br />adopted the new policy of <br />eliminating overdue fines on <br />children's print material. A great <br />deal of evidence was presented <br />on the benefits and drawbacks of <br />eliminating the fines, and the <br />library took action to update their <br />policy. The world is changing <br />quickly, and I appreciate that the <br />learning. Louisville, like all cities, <br />needs an educated population and <br />our library can help meet that need. <br />Also, the Louisville library is right in <br />the middle of some of Louisville's <br />largest recurring events such as the <br />farmer's market, Street Faire. A dead, <br />ugly library near those events would <br />be incongruous and off-putting to <br />residents, visitors and business. We <br />need to maintain a thriving, vibrant <br />library that complements our main <br />street and develops the educated <br />population important to keeping <br />Louisville the wonderful place it is. <br />role. <br />warm embrace." <br />Louisville Public Library is <br />adapting to keep up with <br />technological and library trends <br />while also continuing to be a safe, <br />friendly, comfortable place for all <br />citizens to explore anything they <br />are curious about. I fully believe in <br />the Louisville Public Library's <br />ability to meet its mission to <br />inform, involve, and inspire the <br />communities it serves. <br />5 <br />11 <br />