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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Jan 4

    "We don’t have to pay for access to publicly owned books, and we shouldn’t have to pay to see art in museums whose nonprofit status is supported by our taxes," our chief art critic writeshttp://nyti.ms/2CTh4ku 

    8:32 PM - 4 Jan 2018
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      2. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes @JoshMalina

        As devils advocate, do you know very how tight most library and museum budgets are? I don’t know the inner financial support structure of The MET, or the funding it does or doesn’t receive.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @informedlib @nytimes @JoshMalina

        But in most cities, small towns, and rural communities across the nation, these cultural institutions main source of funding is doled out by the local government from the various taxes...However, too many times, when times are tight, these org. budgets are the first to go

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @informedlib @nytimes @JoshMalina

        A good library is made of so much more than books, and all the services, digital devices, equipment, training classes, etc. require mega costs. The same can be said for our museum counterparts. It costs a lot of money, especially to meet user needs and demands

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @informedlib @nytimes @JoshMalina

        Again, I don’t know why this decision was made, and i would never want public libraries to be admission based - but as a librarian who sees library budgets cut yearly, i understand the need for more funds (though, most libraries do require non-city/county residents to pay)

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      6. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @informedlib @nytimes @JoshMalina

        Again, don’t know the Met’s reasons but please realize that people eager romanticizely open access to cultural institutions but don’t realize how bare-bones most of us operate.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      7. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @informedlib @nytimes @JoshMalina

        If this decision angers you, consider donating to local cultural institutions. Yes, your tax dollars technically go to them already, but understand, it is a tiny amount. Keep these institutions accessible to everyone! Donate today! #librarylife #LibrariesRock

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      2. Greg Takacs‏ @GregoryTakacs Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        Cleveland Museum of Art is free every day it’s open to the public. It’s one of our national treasures.

        1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
      3. Eileen Duggan‏ @DugganPubs Jan 4
        Replying to @GregoryTakacs @nytimes

        The St. Louis Art Museum also is free @StlArtMuseum.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Hakim Bellamy‏ @HakimBe Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        Poor folk deserve beauty too.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Lindsay Armstrong‏ @lindsay_anne81 Jan 4
        Replying to @HakimBe @nytimes

        It's still free/pay what you can for NYers and students who live in NJ and CT. The fee is for tourists.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. RaVeN‏ @starryphish2184 Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        The Museum of Art Institute Chicago charges $15.00 a person. Its actually the cheapest museum in the city.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Jon Stephens‏ @RockhillStrat Jan 4
        Replying to @starryphish2184 @nytimes

        Actually $22 now w/service charge for city residents, $27 for out of state. But it’s still a truly great museum.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. RaVeN‏ @starryphish2184 Jan 6
        Replying to @RockhillStrat @nytimes

        Yes you're right! That $15 price was for a Chicago city pass.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Mary Mac Bakehouse‏ @MaryMacMixes Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        People who live outside of the community pay for library cards all over this country. Surprise!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. H.W.‏ @tomoe_hotaru45 Jan 4
        Replying to @MaryMacMixes @nytimes

        Not always true. I actually just got a free digital library card last night and am reading ebooks for free. (Legally, on the website of a library in a city in my state.) Those non-resident fees can be cost prohibitive for low income families without libraries in their communities

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Informed Librarian‏ @informedlib Jan 4
        Replying to @tomoe_hotaru45 @MaryMacMixes @nytimes

        That’s really cool about a digital library card! Here in Alabama we have something similar for state residents, called the Alabama Virtual Library.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Dave Seibert‏ @daveseibert Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        This is not a moral issue. Nonprofit does not mean free. Nonprofits need financial support and a great many of them do this in part by charging fees for services. Disagree with the Met's decision all you want, but this line of argument is way off.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Jessica Farias‏ @jessfariasch Jan 4
        Replying to @daveseibert @nytimes

        Agree with this comment. I have not read article but to say in title that because nonprofit status and tax breaks they need to be free disregards reality and nature of running a nonprofit operation. Hope MET still thinking how to be accessible (free days, community programs, etc)

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      2. Suzanne‏ @Castlesuzanne Jan 4
        Replying to @nytimes

        That makes the point perfectly. They should not be able to charge if they want to retain their non-profit status. Also the art there should be for everyone regardless of their ability to pay if taxes are supporting the museum.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Jon Hull‏ @jonh901271 Jan 4
        Replying to @Castlesuzanne @nytimes

        Being a non-profit doesn’t mean you can’t charge for a service. What if they need the revenue to pay the bills to keep the doors open?

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