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It depresses me that libraries now rent more movies and computer time than books.  The library in my neighborhood used to be decent, in a 1960s sort of way, but now it's rundown and misused.  Shelf space for books has been radically reduced because, of course, you need room for more computers.  Patrons enter and head straight for the DVDs.  The building has become dingy.  The part of town in which I live used to be nice, but now nearly every other house has been torn down and the empty spots are filled with tires and weeds.  There are many empty commercial buildings, one right next to the library, even, and the businesses that have opened seem only to be three options: fashion, cell phone, and hairdresser.  Sad.  No used bookstore.  No comic store.  No toy shop.  No movie theater.  Not even a junk shop--and, no, pawn brokers don't count.