Sunday, December 4, 2011

How Libraries Are About More Than Books; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/30/11

Paul Needham, HuffingtonPost.com; How Libraries Are About More Than Books:

"These are complicated times for public libraries. Even as budgets are slashed nationwide, more people than ever are visiting their local library. Even as the unemployed seek out the quiet space and free Internet access, the group most attached to libraries remains working mothers, often accompanied by their children.

And, in case you hadn't heard, books aren't quite as popular as they used to be.

"So the question, and it's a huge question, is, 'What even is a library anymore?'" said Cesar Pelli, the world-renowned architect and designer of the Minneapolis Central Library."

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