Anyone who loves to read loves a library. The sight of thousands of books organized on shelves; the smell of old books mixed with new ones; the sound of a librarian silencing a noisy visitor, are all part of a book-lover’s dream. But libraries are much more than that. In this digital age, libraries and the experts who run them help bridge the digital divide between those with technology and those without. Librarians help people find important information in a huge sea of material. They support literacy and a love of reading. This is true in normal times. But libraries and librarians are even more valuable since the 2020 coronavirus, which forced most students into online education.
Title: The Importance of Libraries
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Importance of Libraries' data-article-id='5335'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5729'>Anyone who loves to read loves a library. </span> <span data-start-time='5729' data-end-time='25563'>The sight of thousands of books organized on shelves; the smell of old books mixed with new ones; the sound of a librarian silencing a noisy visitor, are all part of a book-lover’s dream.</span> <span data-start-time='25563' data-end-time='29792'>But libraries are much more than that.</span> <span data-start-time='29792' data-end-time='44729'>In this digital age, libraries and the experts who run them help bridge the digital divide between those with technology and those without. </span> <span data-start-time='44729' data-end-time='53313'>Librarians help people find important information in a huge sea of material. </span> <span data-start-time='53313' data-end-time='59479'>They support literacy and a love of reading.</span> <span data-start-time='59479' data-end-time='63875'>This is true in normal times. </span> <span data-start-time='63875' data-end-time='77563'>But libraries and librarians are even more valuable since the 2020 coronavirus, which forced most students into online education.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/how_does_someone_support_literacy.wav'>How does someone support literacy?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='promote the love of reading'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/promote_the_love_of_reading.wav'><span>promote the love of reading</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/close_down_libraries.wav'><span>close down libraries</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/limit_reading_time_for_children.wav'><span>limit reading time for children</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/build_math_skills.wav'><span>build math skills</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16643 data-hint-location='63875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/libraries_are_very_valuable_right_now_because__blank_.wav'>Libraries are very valuable right now because <span class='blank'>many students have been forced into online education</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='many students have been forced into online education'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/most_student_cannot_read.wav'><span>most student cannot read</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/many_students_have_been_forced_into_online_education.wav'><span>many students have been forced into online education</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4810/teachers_have_quit.wav'><span>teachers have quit</span></div><div 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