tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post842238918050626869..comments2023-10-21T06:56:00.715-04:00Comments on bklynbiblio: Library Bytes: Public Libraries Rule!bklynbibliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857539103503922487noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post-6428076989452161672009-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:002009-02-21T11:34:00.000-05:00I googled my way onto this blog because I'm actual...I googled my way onto this blog because I'm actually at the carroll gardens library now, and I am frustrated with the fact that the kids' area has ventured way out of the realm of books and become a general play area that nannies bring their charges to for hours at a time. The Ottendorfer library has a similar area, but it's completely separate from the rest of the library. Here there's no noise barrier, so working at the library means finding a way to drown out the sound of toddlers fighting over toys. I love taking my niece to the library's story time programs, but there has to be a better place in the community for an indoor playground than the place where people come to read and study and work.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm just venting cuz there's nothing else to do about it. Thanks for your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267610447946469978.post-88349066058825640742009-01-31T19:40:00.000-05:002009-01-31T19:40:00.000-05:00And what lovely buildings these libraries contribu...And what lovely buildings these libraries contributed to their neighborhoods. They are the epitome of good stewardship of the public realm: preserving books, providing access to knowledge to all, and making their corners of town more beautiful. They were constructed for posterity in a way that we can't even fathom today.pranogajechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903628604711327100noreply@blogger.com