Some people think public libraries are necessary, others believe that public libraries are useless. What is your opinion and provide some relevant examples?

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Question:
Some people think public libraries are necessary; others believe that public libraries are useless. What is your opinion, and provide some relevant examples?
Answer Hints:
Discussion topic, you can choose a position. The first position on this topic is the benefits of free libraries. The second position is that everyone can obtain information online, and physical libraries waste money.

The first position
  • Everyone has a place to read;
  • Build reading skills and selected resources;
  • Organize various activities;
  • Increase the exchange among community members;
  • Lower-level people can gain knowledge;
  • Reduce social inequality
The second point
  • Get information on the Internet;
  • People don’t need to go to the library to get information
  • Building a library is a waste of money;
Answer 1
In the contemporary era, there is a heated argument regarding the existence of public libraries. The lion's share of people favors it; however, the rest are opposed to it...

I see eye to eye with the main idea for various reasons. First and foremost, people, especially students, have gotten a plethora of benefits by going to libraries located in their communities...

Secondly, it has been seen that when a library is located in a society, then humans try to approach libraries, and thus, they can utilize their leisure time in a better way...

On the flip side of the coin, some critics go against the assertions mentioned above by believing that despite spending an overwhelming amount of money, public libraries have not performed satisfactorily...

Hammering the last nail, all the above-discussed points lead to the conclusion that open libraries in various societies have been significantly benefiting humanity; however, steps need to be taken to raise the standard of libraries...
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Suggestions:
IELTS Essay Format:
-You should avoid using common words repeatedly, and show your grammatical range and accuracy as possible. The essay has libraries(10), and(7), have(6), public(5), that(5), their(5), they(5); try to decrease duplicated words.
-High-ratio basic sight words may degrade your writing; suggest rephrasing some.
-Suggest using a few rare or uncommon words to demonstrate your vocabulary range and level.
Task Response:
-Writing is good, but not like an IELTS essay, which had better be in a more formal style to convince others with facts and logic.
Answer 2
The public library has been one of the most popular destinations for people in the nearby community...

The library has been considered a community knowledge hub; it has been the center for all the community readers to gather and share the knowledge available...

E-library provides a 'one-click' solution and also an opportunity to gain knowledge worldwide. The library is now not only updated with new facilities but also offers online coaching on various daily skillful courses, which helps develop people's soft skills in multiple segments...

The library is also helpful in enhancing the growth of communication at the community level. As the library has various operation schedules, it allows multiple groups of people to come together at one particular time as per their preferences and share knowledge by numerous means, such as attending conferences, virtual video conferences, seminars, etc...

In my opinion, a public library is necessary because it is considered a knowledge hub, providing knowledge in one click and giving access to up-to-date knowledge available worldwide...
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