Yes, we do want ours back. There are multiple groups that meet at the Decatur library for tutoring for students. Now we are searching for a space that is public and free.

Is the Decatur Daily advocating for local control? Is it not clear by now that libraries cannot exist without the federal government? If the local polity takes charge of and saves the library, its citizens may be emboldened to take responsibility for other municipal institutions, a dangerous precedent. Do you not see? The citizenry will soon (re)discover that local officials are far more easily controlled than those in Washington and could, heaven forbid, decide to take charge of other aspects of their city, county and state government leading, eventually, to citizens accepting responsibility for themselves. Already, you have published a story of a local black woman who succeeded in becoming a teacher despite being poor! What if even the black children began to succeed academically? And what of single mothers? It might have been better to print a story about a black male teacher as single mothers might now be encouraged toward achievement as well! The Decatur Daily seems bent on turning vast segments of our population into white racists!

@ Otis I doubt The Daily had anything to do with the state of your racial beliefs and prejudice against the poor and education. As to the federal government supporting the library I suppose it contributes to the library. The library is an important part of our community. Are you advocating abolishing anything the feds contribute to even at the expense of those who are helped by it? Your paranoia is isolating you, Otis

Joe from Falkville, you confuse paranoia and satire, albeit, biting satire. It must be working, it elicited a comment from you.

Thank you.