While I have not fostered that kind of social interaction, I’m sure it exists there. I’ve kept to myself, I guess being selfish, and just used the library for media. Maybe I should be more open to those things. I tend to agree with electronic vs. holding a book, but I’ve discovered over time, technology help form change. Look at music. I loved vinyl albums. That whole experience was cool. But I think I’m slowly adapting to the digital age. Hell, even CD’s are going away for me.
My library is very busy all the time. Those people are like me and enjoy the experience, but like the article is saying, far more people don’t care about libraries or books and that support will dwindle.
But this series of articles highlighted the idea that the library building going away, much like the CD store. I hate that and hate to think that one thing I do several times a week has the possibility of disappearing… suddenly. At least this guy is trying to keep it alive or at the very least the libraries wealth of available options open to people.