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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

let's make the place where everybody wants you to shut the fuck up the hub of social interaction

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

You know we can have more than one place for reading right? Not everyone needs to read in a quiet place and would like more options.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So rebuild libraries to have talking rooms?

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

University libraries have different floors for silent zones and not. A similar concept can often be used for the mid-sized libraries too

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lots of them already do. I live in a small town and my library has 2 conference rooms and a room where book readings take place. Loud activities happening throughout the day not interrupting people in the quiet areas.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eh fair. Still to me this is just a weird idea. It's like the top comment suggested it looks like OP is trying to think of a coffee shop. That's a good place to be social if you don't want to go to clubs and shit like that.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah there are massively better options and every time I've seen a similar conversation happen and a librarian shows up they have a million good reasons why libraries shouldn't be social hubs. I just thought I'd be a bit cheeky.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Respectable haha