I don't like new libraries either. I like the ones with floor-to-ceiling scarred wooden bookshelves in narrow rows, and sunlight pouring in through a skylight high, high up in the ceiling to illuminate a huge dictionary on a stand, and the particular bookly aura that old books have. The city library here used to be that way, but then they rebuilt it. Metal shelves. Wide-open spaces. Great view of the lake, but...where are the hidden nooks & crannies? Plus they are constantly selling off 'old' books. At least they're not throwing them away, I guess...
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Date: 2007-02-16 03:15 pm (UTC)The city library here used to be that way, but then they rebuilt it. Metal shelves. Wide-open spaces. Great view of the lake, but...where are the hidden nooks & crannies? Plus they are constantly selling off 'old' books. At least they're not throwing them away, I guess...