Recently an op-ed article about how libraries should be replaced by Amazon was published in Forbes and I have never been so up in arms about something. Regardless of the fact that Forbes did take down the article and gave something resembling an apology, I'm still upset that this thought is even out in the world. Giving up public libraries means more than maybe giving taxpayers back some money or whatever else that article argued. It means giving up safe places for people to be, free books, jobs, and access to other free or reduced resources, among other things.