tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post3667569540574001330..comments2024-03-08T09:59:17.862-05:00Comments on Digitization 101: Brainstorming the library of the futureJill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-13966041852210402812012-10-10T15:22:19.310-04:002012-10-10T15:22:19.310-04:00A library of the future that excludes children, ex...A library of the future that excludes children, excludes the future.<br /><br />What you want is well behaved people and you think that is only available in adults. Challenge that paradigm and demand that children behave. They are out there---adults and children who love libraries and behave in public places.<br /><br />Starbucks for me is cramped, dark and usually has a line for coffee...but hey, I go to a Starbucks in a big city at coffee break time, this isn't the same way I use a library. And Joe Mugs doesn't do it for me either.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-55511733603447648252012-09-26T15:48:02.787-04:002012-09-26T15:48:02.787-04:00Great post except your comment that Starbucks is a...Great post except your comment that Starbucks is a place for adults. My local Starbucks, located in a suburban shopping center, has lots of kids and lots of dogs (the dogs are on the patio), especially on weekend mornings. I'm sure they sell more hot chocolate than coffee. Maybe it's an exception, but because of that, my idea of a Starbucks-inspired library would be completely different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com