Clobbergirl22 on 07 September 2008
Who's to say that books are the only usable resources for learning? A lot of people gained greater knowledge of the suffering endured during the Holocaust in a movie called "Schindler's List", the civil war was brought to life in "Glory" and brilliant film making has had emotional impact on the lives of it's viewers for decades. Some people are more visual than others and to assume that America is dumbing down because libraries are trying to reach a wider audience is ridiculous. I believe that by incouraging others to partake in the film process (some of which have been adapted from books) may open doors into an interest in reading that would otherwise be non-existant.
