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Ms. Hushbequiet No Longer Lives Here

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by dtkrippene in Future Trends, Love of Reading

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BiblioTech, Future of Books, Information Commons Area, Libraries of the Future, Little Free Library, Local Libraries, Lori Nix, Lower Macungie Library, National Library Week, New Canaan Library, public libraries, The New Community Center

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Who remembers the horn-rimmed spinster with the arctic scowl and tummy-curdling hush at public libraries of old? Removing a book from the reference section got you two to five. The libraries of my youth were colonnaded stone and brick edifices with many corners for a kid to hide. Libraries had significance in a time when books cost more than some folks made in a week, and everything was free with the coveted library card. The universal alibi for teens when asked where they’ve been: “I was at the library”. More than just a place, it was an adventure, a journey, an opportunity to peek over a weighty tome to see if Margie at the other table, noticed me.

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