A look at the world outside the library’s doors.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 24th, 2009
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Browsing the shelves at some local libraries can seem like an anthropological expedition, a revealing window into how we once lived. Because libraries lack funds to update their collections, their shelves are too often populated with books that are increasingly outdated, irrelevant — or just downright insane.
Enter a duo of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1st, 2009
Britain’s new architectural hot spot is Birmingham and it’s handing £6bn to a thundering horde of architects to prove it. First up, in a £193m scheme, Europe’s biggest library, care of the acclaimed Dutch designers Mecanoo.
“We want the library to surprise and excite,” says Mecanoo’s founder and principal, Francine Houben. I wanted it to be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2008
A hospital and library in Norwich, Connecticut are using Twitter to keep in touch with their customers.
“The William W. Backus Hospital and the Otis Library are using an instant messaging service known as Twitter. The Internet-based system sends messages containing up to only 140 characters, throwing down a challenge to the verbose everywhere.”
Twitter joins a [...]