By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun
The banks of crowded computers illustrate the changing role of libraries, where technology is replacing paper and the throngs keep coming. Libraries are busy providing research services, such as job hunting and resumes, to people who don’t have these resources at home. And more changes are on the way, such as plans to allow electronic books to be downloaded for free on reading devices. To be sure, Baltimore’s library system houses a lot of paper — everything from a first edition of a Beethoven score to copies of the teen sensation “Twilight.” But it is evolving. And Hayden, who recently received national recognition and a handshake from President Barack Obama on the White House lawn, is embracing the new world of the energetic, electronic library.
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