Bezos should put his billions in public libraries

Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by tracker1 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @12:54PM (#15019942)

Libraries serve a very important function, preserving and distributing knowledge. Yes, internet access can mitigate some of the needs, but even then many use libraries to access the internet.

Though an interesting idea would be to combine the roles of a library with a traditional pub house.

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Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by KGIII on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @02:01PM (#15020686)

Meandering through the stacks with a pint in hand.

That's either the best idea ever, or the worst idea ever. I'm not sure that it'd be very quiet, either.

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Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by tracker1 on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:15PM (#15021962)

I mean in terms of a larger gathering place of knowledge and ideas... Adding in meeting spaces and coffee/bar for beverages, etc would be a net positive imo. As for quiet, I'm not entirely sure that's always a positive either.

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Re:Bezos should put his billions in public libraries by KGIII on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:21PM (#15022030)

Oh... Hmm... It was much more awesome in my imagination. I'd even drink, just to make it more amusing. I've consumed alcohol in a library, but not openly.

This should be a thing. It might be a horrible thing, but it should exist.

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