Carnegie called libraries "palaces for the people" and that investment in libraries across the country created Third Places for people that in some communities

Carnegie called libraries "palaces for the people" and that investment in libraries across the country created Third Places for people that in some communities are the only ones left. (This is something Klinenberg explored in his book by the same name.) There's an opportunity for someone to continue Carnegie's legacy and fund and build anew libraries that continue that tradition but also make Third Place-ness central to their mission.