To the Editor : The news that Salinas , Calif. , the home of John Steinbeck , is closing all its libraries in response to a budget crunch is certainly sad , especially for those of us who love books and who value hometown libraries among our favorite places -LRB- news article , Dec. 28 -RRB- .
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