$41 for access to books, movies, music, computers, hangout spot for kids where they aren't going to be targeted by mall cops, public bathrooms, spot for community events, and so on.

Versus $2000 for enforcing US Imperial hegemony and causing untold human misery and suffering all for the benefit of a handful of sociopaths

Hmm. I wonder which one libs will pick.

Now I just wanna imagine how cool of a place public libraries would be if $2000/head/year was spent on them.