Good to hear. I liked this part:
"In many places, individual study carrels gave way to long tables
where patrons can interact. [..] 'Libraries are creating social
spaces.'"
I think for many, libraries evoke an image of a librarian shushing you. But one thing I'd desire from a library is a place to vigorously discuss ideas with strangers.
(Of course, it'd also be nice to let all books be free digitally, as is entirely possible now. But that's another subject...)
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