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The New Role of Libraries: Places for All
Libraries are reinventing the concept of open public places for everyone by becoming third places. "Third places" is a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to places where people spend time between home ("first" place) and work ("second" place). Famous coffee chains brand their stores as third places. But the most effective third places come from the community in many forms, from creative breeding grounds to cultural centres, from neighbourhood gardens to open public spaces and to libraries. Third places are playing a growing role in cities as they function as meeting places for a variety of people, as spaces for cooperation, connection and inspiration. The text presents three recently designed and built public library buildings---De Krook in Gent, Dokk1 in Aarhus and Oodi in Helsinki.
The New Role of Libraries: Places for All
Libraries are reinventing the concept of open public places for everyone by becoming third places. "Third places" is a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg and refers to places where people spend time between home ("first" place) and work ("second" place). Famous coffee chains brand their stores as third places. But the most effective third places come from the community in many forms, from creative breeding grounds to cultural centres, from neighbourhood gardens to open public spaces and to libraries. Third places are playing a growing role in cities as they function as meeting places for a variety of people, as spaces for cooperation, connection and inspiration. The text presents three recently designed and built public library buildings---De Krook in Gent, Dokk1 in Aarhus and Oodi in Helsinki.
The New Role of Libraries: Places for All
Cécile Houpert (author)
2020
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