spaces
Above all, people need agency. They need to feel in control. Sometimes, that means designing for subversive behavior. I mean, isn't the most fun often had when you're breaking rules? But this is enormously difficult in software, where you must design almost everythingfrom scratch. Unlike life, you don't get a common repertoire of actions for free –... See more
XH • Internet Playgrounds
Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.
Paul Schmitt • Zadie Smith - Feel Free.pdf
“what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation”
Night libraries
i wish earth was more like a library. ppl speaking in soft voices on the streets everything shared and borrowed.
becca btwitter.comcities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
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