I was just reading the June 15th, 2007 Library Journal editorial (Fialkoff, page 8) on the great library debate of Blockbuster/Borders/Barnes & Noble vs. the library. There was a great quote by John Cotton Dana which supports my long held belief: get them in the door by any means and they'll find what else we have.
"See that your library is interesting to the people of the community, the people who own it... Deny your people nothing which the bookshop grants them... Open your eyes to the cheapest of books..." 1896
Dana was director of Newark PL, NJ 1902-1929
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