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This concept is the “third space” – a social space other than work and home where people can congregate, socialize, and relax. Parks and libraries are some of the only remaining spaces in capitalism where people can be humans without paying for the privilege to exist by the minute.
True, that is what the concept has become. But we need to remember that “third place” originally ment places of business like pubs, cafés, barbershops etc.
Modern cities do need the kind of places you ment - not more malls or apple stores (think I read that it’s a new trend to have those resemble places you can casually chill so they can casually sell you their stuff).
But then homeless people would have a warm safe place to stay! /s
And if people aren’t isolated they might get silly ideas about questioning the system.
Especially with all those books around. Better ban books and defund libraries. I wish this weren’t how a good chunk of the political right think.
Locally we instead pass laws to put liability on librarians and it’s been very successful at destroying libraries.
Americans reinventing coffee houses that aren’t Starbucks be like:
You gotta pay to be at a coffee house. And sure, coffee isn’t terribly expensive and most places won’t kick you out even hours after you’ve bought your single cup of coffee, but non-Starbucks coffee shops are usually tiny and in some places hard to find.
I think this is why Borders went out of business…
What was borders?
A bookstore that also had a cafe in it. People would go there and buy a drink or whatever and read. The problem was after reading they didn’t have to buy the book. I read a ton of comic books for the price of a coke back then. A library set up like this would be pretty cool.
That sounds like Hastings kind of.
So many good stores that are now extinct.
This is secretly one of my life goals: have (graphic novel) library that is also a café. Maybe when I’m retired (aka never) 👌
I like it, and can it have a dedicated place to draw/create? What’s the auditory experience going to be like? You’re going to have to tell us more about this cafe you’re ‘never’ going to have XD
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Look, we’ve reinvented the tubes a bunch of times…
We will reinvent humanity a billion times…
I would love this. Like another commenter said, after 10 the no talking rule gets rescinded and it turns into a cafe level of speech.
I’d love to just read books with my wife at a library late at night.
Or simply have study areas where the silence is enforced. Rest of the premises just demands calm.
I dunno that sounds a lot like communism
What if we charged people a ‘sitting rent’? And if anyone sits down to wait for their friends we call the cops especially if they aren’t of the ahem Caucasian persuasion. Heaven forfend humans actually have a ‘commons’
They mostly are around here
I miss that about college, 24 hour library filled with people. You have to be quiet on the main floors but upstairs was less strict.
The routine of get a coffee, study for a while, go pee and step outside with some friends for a smoke, and grab another coffee on the way in. Rinse and repeat until the sun comes up.
Man not ours. Couldn’t say shit anywhere lol.
Even our computer labs weren’t too 3rd-spacey.
Man I miss college sometimes tho. Back when I had friends and a life lol
Yeah the upper floors are supposed to be for quiet study but you could still collaborate and talk without being hushed, just can’t get too roudy. Michigan State btw.
My local library closes before night time, so I’m on board with the idea of them a library closing late at night.
I don’t even need to talk to others, just seeing people there would soothe me and ease loneliness I get from not socialising much.
Can’t you take the bus or something?
I never seem to remember that it is an option, so thank you for throwing that out there :P
This is a cool idea!
Try kava bars. YMMV depending on your location but here in Florida, there are many that are open late where people just hang out, watch movies, play pool, videogames, read, work, etc and they’re usually not loud or crowded and they don’t serve alcohol
But also what if the public library did have a bar in it so I can get smashed while learning new stuff.
That’s what the internet is for.
I mean yea, that’s what I do at home currently. I just think it’d be cool to maybe meet some new people while doing it.
That’s a terrible idea, but I’m definitely lol’ing at the thought of it.
A built in coffee shop on the other hand…
This is a cool idea, but would significantly increase staffing needs. Where are you going to find librarians who want to work night shift?
In Denmark, many libraries are open far into the evening/night (my local one is open until 22) and get this - they are unstaffed during those hours. You open the door with your loaning card.
I’m willing to bet there are a lot of librarians who would enjoy working a night shift. I’d apply for that job.
Me. I would love to be a third shift librarian.
Imagine a world where everyone is so familiar with the Dewey Decimal system that fitting in to a library could be as easy as fitting as a bagger at a grocery store. That library science was as commonplace as knowing how to make a gin and tonic. Wait staff now pivots to late-night librarian. 😁
I’m guessing there’s people out there who hear Dewey Decimal and get hit with childhood trauma. But yeah, navigating a library should intuitive and effortless.
I’ve been converting my personal ebook collection to BISAC that one is pretty easy to figure out.
This is pretty cool, if I had enough books I’d probably try using it too!
im not gonna go to a place filled chockefull with nerds
Um … welcome to Lemmy, friend.
Neat idea, but most libraries I’m familiar with discourage too much social interaction. Maybe after 10 the “be quiet” rule gets rescinded.
They could have a common room where you are showered to talk. But that works cost money of course, we can’t possibly afford that.
They could have a common room where you are showered to talk.
Sometimes the best ideas come from typos…
That could work. I think it is an interesting idea to turn libraries into a 3rd space. We need to do something. People are lonely and isolated af.
I think it is an interesting idea to turn libraries into a 3rd space.
I think it’s both an interesting and fantastic idea. I could not be more for it
Some libraries, like Austin’s Central Library, are centered around that idea.
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Driving in my monster truck to get to the library so I can read until 1am
Austin’s Central Library
centered around that idea.
Checks out.
I’m sorry, we need to see your library card before you can check something out.
