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Speaking as a former poor child, the library is a haven for children whose parents can't afford to buy them books. They'll be checking out e-readers as well. It also is a quiet study space, if you need something like that. That being said, I think the design could use some tweaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by fushingfeef
I agree with your little face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Out of Order
All of you e-reader reader's out there - this is what you're making the world come to. You scare me.
Someone tell me what happens when we have a massive worldwide blackout and we can no read? (Okay, maybe I watch too much Revolution.)
And that should definitely say "not read" not "no read."Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta
Oops. :blush: I'm passionate.
When we have a massive blackout the books will probably be the first thing people burn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta
Anyhoo, I still buy all of my favourite books in paper format. I prefer real books but I love that if I'm bored and want to buy a book to read instantly then I can just download it straight to my Kindle.
Aww, I liked your "no read"...I read it with a sultry accent. Raawwwrrrr! :wink2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta
Libraries today are suffering from an identity crisis! They are rooted in the past but are trying to keep up with today's technology. I want the library to stay the way it was in my childhood-- quiet, softly lit, and overflowing with books. I even miss that comforting, slightly musty smell that would greet you when you entered. I get depressed when I go to the library now. Half the space is devoted to computers, the lights are too bright, and people don't even really bother to whisper.:sad:
AH! So THIS is why I need a gun. So I can shoot someone who tries to burn my books when the lights go out! I'm running out to get my AK-47.Quote:
Originally Posted by ~Ally~
(Kidding, kidding.)
Hmm...sure yer are. :eyebrow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta
LOL ... if *I* scare you, you haven't looked around enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shasta
Until I read it, I wondered what the point was, "Will it just be an empty building where we will go just to be shushed?"
I see what they're saying.
It's odd. There's nothing about having e-books available that means they CAN'T also have paper books. Lots of library systems do both. Mine does, and has for a while now. Of course, there isn't an unlimited budget, but if they're not splashing out tons of money for those clinical readers IN the library, that should go a long way towards keeping both kinds of books. (Besides, those readers will be outdated soon, don't look comfortable, and how many people sit in the library to read a whole book anyway?)
I guess I don't get it. We've had a Kindle for a few years now, and we still buy a lot of traditional books. (And not just so we have something to burn when society goes south, although Ally's comment did give me a giggle. :wink2:) I don't know why a LIBRARY of all things would feel the need to go either/or.