WaPo editorial criticizes Fairfax libraries for skimping on books.

This is found in the middle of today's Washington Post editorial on the need for books AND e-books in libraries:

. . .In Fairfax, library officials seem more concerned about their shrinking collection, but not because they think buying in print and buying electronically are mutually exclusive. Instead, Fairfax libraries simply lack the funds to maintain robust collections.

The difference between the District and Fairfax is simple. D.C. libraries have enjoyed generous government support over the past decade, Fairfax’s less so.  With enough money, they can build new infrastructure for new times, boosting e-book collections without cutting print sources people still need. When budgets are tight, however, any e-book comes at the cost of a printed volume. . . .

Here's the full editorial.