I'm never quite as much at home as when I am in a
library. I like to visit many of them, almost in
a rotational fashion. Gone for the most part are
the stern hushing librarians, but the books and
workspaces remain, with outlets for social
activities. Those who need quiet can still have
their quiet in designated rooms, those who want
to play an instrument, attend a cinema screening
or grab a bite to eat can have that experience.

I worked in one briefly, but that's for another
post.

I don't read much fiction (although I have a soft
spot for sci-fi, especially dystopian sci-fi).
But I aim to read books about language,
technology, history and philosophy. It takes
willpower to persist with a book, but even the
casual dips give me something.

Here is to libraries, may they never become
irrelevant.