From WBUR:
On Tuesday alone, Watertown Free Public Library assistant director Caitlin Browne spent close to $10,000 on e-books and audiobooks. She says the library is trying to provide for their patrons while the library is closed to the public.
“We’ve basically just decided to throw a lot of our physical collection budget into the digital collection for now, since we don’t really know what’s going to happen,” Browne said.
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Other town libraries, such as the Public Library of Brookline, has seen an increase of nearly 65% in e-book requests since closing on March 12.