Ray Oldenburg & Karen Christensen: third places, true citizen spaces

When you walk through the door, you are likely to see one of the groups that use the facility. Reading discussion groups, writing groups, children’s story hour groups, Toastmasters, and others regularly meet in the hundred-seat Horizon Shine Café at no charge.

Nous allions chercher des livres dans toutes les bibliothèques publiques, nous nous prêtions mutuellement ce que nous pouvions dénicher. Mais pour toutes les nouveautés, le meilleur endroit pour se cultiver restait le café. Pour le comprendre, il faut savoir qu’à Vienne le café est une institution d’un genre particulier, qui ne peut être comparée à

“Our culture has been changed significantly by the automobile, allowing people to live far from their communities; and to a lesser extent by zoning laws and building codes that have emptied our downtowns of residents.

Pike Street in Seattle, or Granville Island in Canada,

Annie’s signs are community bulletin board, political soapbox, Zen center, pun-of-the-week poster, and awards banquet rolled into one.