It’s always fun to hear a story about libraries on NPR, and the latest one is no exception.  But I was a bit puzzled by the title: “Libraries Shine in Tough Economic Times.”  First of all, libraries shine all the time.  It’s just that some people don’t notice it until $40 seems like too much to pay for a book club meeting where you barely discuss the book.  Secondly, the bustling business that libraries do in harder economic times is usually followed by harder economic times for libraries themselves.  This boom of library demand is likely to be followed (sometimes …