> Yeah, it actually sucks as a place to read books. I wonder if that means that it has failed to achieve its purpose. Libraries were created in an age where bo

> Yeah, it actually sucks as a place to read books. I wonder if that means that it has failed to achieve its purpose. Libraries were created in an age where books were scarce and expensive. This isn’t really true anymore, except for science or art books. What has become rare are common social spaces where you are not expected to consume. Churches used to be that, but now they’re empty. What about „libraries“ that focus on the social part, not the storing-paper part? Quiet places to read for people who want to leave their apartment, maybe because they’re lonely. Book clubs with discussions to foster intellectual exchange. The equivalent of the coffee houses old, without the blaring pop music of todays chain stores.