The Menlo Park Library has slashed its book collection and become primarily a source for cheap video rentals. The money could be better spent in actually buying books. The last few times I attempted to find a book to read at the "library" I was shocked by the pitiful few shelves of new books and the empty stacks where treasured old books used to reside. By "more popular collections" I assume they are referring to the videos, which actually make them a return on their purchase at a buck a rental. I understand that a lot of people prefer e-book readers to a physical book, but many of us don't.

Anyone who knows anything about anything knows that the MP Resident vintage is a dying breed. Movies are actually "free" (granted, taxes and donations buy them) at the library, fyi, and books are a waste of paper, space, and resources. Need look no further than the dumpster at MP library itself. It may be a tough pill to swallow, but libraries are sitting on real estate with a better future use. If you don't wish to use a computer for your information these days (i.e. books, etc), then you'll be left behind soon and upset. All those books are going to be located on a server someday, and you won't have to step a foot inside a library again. It's not a victory or loss, just a simple fact.