面对经济衰退的美国公共图书馆

American Public Library Facing the Economic Recession

美国金融危机给美国经济带来了巨大影响,使很多行业举步维艰。美国的公共图书馆也正在遭遇着前所未有的困境,而困境中的图书馆却又成了美国民众的精神支柱和向往之地,出现了图书馆利用猛增的现象。文章对这种现象进行了概述。

The financial crisis, which has been causing a huge damage to lots of industries in America, is pushing the American public library into a deep end that never met. However, the utilization to public library is growing rapidly owing to the spiritual needs of local residents. So this article gives an analysis to the phenomenon.