Public libraries are becoming less popular and they will soon disappear essay (Ñî÷èíåíèÿ ÅÃÝ àíãëèéñêèé ÿçûê)

There are people who say that libraries are not popular anymore and will be closed in near future. Others are sure that they will never become obsolete and people will always go there.

In my opinion, despite the fact that libraries are becoming less popular, they will never disappear. Firstly, public libraries are free for people and the ones who cannot afford to buy books can rent them. Public libraries also provide some extra services like faxing and internet.

Secondly, not all books are digitized. There are some rare, ancient manuscripts, which cannot be digitized. There are also authors and publishers who do not allow for digitization.

However, there are some people who have an opposing opinion. They claim that all public libraries will be closed very soon. According to them, people do not go to libraries anymore.

Nearly all the books are on the Internet. As for printed book lovers, they buy them on bookstores. There is no need for libraries.

I cannot totally agree with that opinion. It is important to take care of Nature, but people forget that to read e-books everyone needs a gadget. Producing gadgets takes even more resources than producing books. Purchased books are read once, then they gather dust on shelves and finally they are thrown into the dustbin. There will be needed fewer books if everyone goes to libraries.

To summarize, I would like to say that libraries give access to information for everyone. They keep our history and have great potential in taking good care of Nature and reducing production without losing the source of information.

Åñòü ëþäè, êîòîðûå ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî áèáëèîòåêè ïåðåñòàëè áûòü ïîïóëÿðíûìè è áóäóò çàêðûòû â áëèæàéøåå âðåìÿ. Äðóãèå óâåðåíû, ÷òî îíè íèêîãäà íå óñòàðåþò è ëþäè âñåãäà áóäóò òóäà õîäèòü.

Íà ìîé âçãëÿä, íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî áèáëèîòåêè ñòàíîâÿòñÿ ìåíåå ïîïóëÿðíûìè, îíè íèêîãäà íå èñ÷åçíóò. Âî-ïåðâûõ, ïóáëè÷íûå áèáëèîòåêè áåñïëàòíû äëÿ ëþäåé, è òå, êòî íå ìîæåò ïîçâîëèòü ñåáå êóïèòü êíèãè, ìîãóò èõ áðàòü âî âðåìåííîå ïîëüçîâàíèå. Ïóáëè÷íûå áèáëèîòåêè òàêæå ïðåäîñòàâëÿþò íåêîòîðûå äîïîëíèòåëüíûå óñëóãè, òàêèå êàê îòïðàâêà ôàêñîâ è äîñòóï â Èíòåðíåò.

Âî-âòîðûõ, íå âñå êíèãè îöèôðîâûâàþòñÿ. Åñòü ðÿä ðåäêèõ, äðåâíèõ ðóêîïèñåé, êîòîðûå íåâîçìîæíî îöèôðîâàòü. Åñòü òàêæå àâòîðû è èçäàòåëè, êîòîðûå íå äîïóñêàþò îöèôðîâêè.

Òåì íå ìåíåå, åñòü ëþäè, êîòîðûå ïðèäåðæèâàþòñÿ ïðîòèâîïîëîæíîãî ìíåíèÿ. Îíè óòâåðæäàþò, ÷òî âñå ïóáëè÷íûå áèáëèîòåêè áóäóò î÷åíü ñêîðî çàêðûòû. Ïî èõ ñëîâàì, ëþäè áîëüøå íå õîäÿò â áèáëèîòåêè. Ïî÷òè âñå êíèãè íàõîäÿòñÿ â Èíòåðíåòå. ×òî êàñàåòñÿ ëþáèòåëåé ïå÷àòíûõ êíèã, òî îíè ïîêóïàþò èõ â êíèæíûõ ìàãàçèíàõ. Áèáëèîòåêè íå íóæíû.

ß íå ìîãó ïîëíîñòüþ ñîãëàñèòüñÿ ñ ýòèì ìíåíèåì. Ëþäè çàáûâàþò, ÷òî äëÿ ÷òåíèÿ ýëåêòðîííûõ êíèã âñåì íóæåí ãàäæåò. Ïðîèçâîäñòâî ãàäæåòîâ òðåáóåò åùå áîëüøå ðåñóðñîâ, ÷åì ïðîèçâîäñòâî êíèã. Ïðèîáðåòåííûå êíèãè ÷èòàþòñÿ îäèí ðàç, çàòåì îíè ñîáèðàþò ïûëü íà ïîëêàõ è, íàêîíåö, âûáðàñûâàþòñÿ â ìóñîðíûé áàê. Ïîòðåáóåòñÿ ìåíüøå êíèã, åñëè âñå ïîéäóò â áèáëèîòåêè.

Ïîäâîäÿ èòîã, õî÷ó ñêàçàòü, ÷òî áèáëèîòåêè ïðåäîñòàâëÿþò äîñòóï ê èíôîðìàöèè äëÿ âñåõ. Îíè õðàíÿò íàøó èñòîðèþ è îáëàäàþò îãðîìíûì ïîòåíöèàëîì â äåëå áåðåæíîãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê ïðèðîäå è ñîêðàùåíèÿ ïðîèçâîäñòâà, íå òåðÿÿ ïðè ýòîì èñòî÷íèêà èíôîðìàöèè.