Monday, May 05, 2014

Oases for the soul …

… How the Public Library Is a Refuge for the Restless Mind – Next City. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Brewster quotes ‘Julia,’ a 50-something administrator: “I used to go in at lunchtime because it would be busy in town and then you’d walk through the doors and you’d go in whichever bit and just go — quiet.” In other words, part of the attraction of the library is atmospheric. But Brewster’s research makes plain that the appeal of the library can be much more complex.

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