"All libraries have a different character and setting. Some are primarily for children or primarily for students, or the general public, primarily full of books or microfilms or digitized material or with a café in the basement or a market out front. Libraries are not failing “because they are libraries.” Neglected libraries get neglected, and this cycle, in time, provides the excuse to close them. Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

I love Zadie Smith. I am looking forward to reading this later. - bevedog

I am pleased to report that her essay is predictably wonderful, even if the situation described is sadly predictable. - bevedog

I just saw that White Teeth is streaming on Netflix. I might have to give it a go. - Derrick

There's a movie? Weird. - bevedog

BBC mini series, I think. - Derrick

Ah, now that sounds like it could have potential. - bevedog