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Most libraries are currently operating under "the donors don't know how they're being used" if you get the drift - checkouts of actual books are way, way down,
by bombcar 5mo ago
Most libraries are currently operating under "the donors don't know how they're being used" if you get the drift - checkouts of actual books are way, way down, the vast majority of checkouts are videos, etc; many library users are just using the computers or using it as a study/work/play area.
This may or may not apply to university libraries, but many of the public libraries around here are morphing into indoor playgrounds.
- doom2 5mo ago> many of the public libraries around here are morphing into indoor playgrounds. If this is said as a negative thing, maybe we could mitigate it by having more free, publicly accessible third spaces. Or accept that libraries can also serve that purpose: as a place for community members to gather as well as the other services they provide.
- bombcar 5mo agoIt’s not a bad thing at all, and I think libraries do need to evolve, even if in sad that they’re doing so. I’d rather see their money go to robust inter-library loan setups and children’s sections than spending it all on overpriced e-loan junk.