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The inspiration for the book shop I found myself in is Morioka Shoten, āa single room with a single bookā store, in Tokyo. It sells only one book. More precisely, it sells multiple copies of one title that changes weekly, with a small book-inspired art exhibition. It has spawned a network of similar book stores all around the world.
A spirit of enlightenment, joy, curiosity, wonder. A sense of kinship with the others. To me, libraries have always functioned as lighthouses ā living, breathing monuments to the light of human consciousness. They are places that lost and weary souls can go to in search of relief. Public libraries are one of the things that civilization got really,... See more
Itās currently 2am, and Iām reading in a bookstore thatās also a bar. Why arenāt all cities like this? https://t.co/hsH5tTfTm8
The wonder of public libraries was not lost on Jack Kerouac, who wrote gorgeously about the NYPL in his journalsāwhich, incidentally, I read in the NYPL. And, okay, yes, he was also writing about the Boston Public Library, which is lovely too.
ON BIG CITY LIBRARIES... See more
The two big city libraries that Iāve had occasion to frequent, the one in Boston and
Jillian Hess ā¢ 5 Love Notes
āwhat 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 isolationā
Night libraries
A public library today has information to improve peopleās lives. We are an enabler; we are a connector.
Shannon Mattern ā¢ Library as Infrastructure
cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am