Friday, May 19, 2023

Funny Friday: The Modern Library


 I was engaged as a consultant on planning for a new Senior Citizens Center, about 20 years ago.  Two of my suggestions were ignored, adding a Starbucks, and a Martini Bar.  It looks like the library may have the right idea.  

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  1. I like the idea of a martini bar at a senior center.

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    1. One of the goals was to draw a younger healthier crowd.

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  2. Books and a bar?!?!?!? What time are we meeting....setem' up Smitty's!

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  3. At a library, "happy hour" probably means sniffing that delightful "book smell."

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    1. There were a couple of people who had been overserved

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  4. Sounds like a great idea to me.

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    1. There were books, in addition to booze

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  5. I would LIVE in a library with a bar!

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  6. Books and booze...what a great concept!

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  7. I heard some libraries now have coffee shop.
    Coffee is on and stay safe.

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    1. It works for commercial book stores, it should be a draw for libraries

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  8. I read in Europe their libraries have cafes and such connected and this makes going more often and more used.

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