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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by firecall on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @07:58PM (#34168171)
Many regional public libraries in Australia double as wonderful community hubs!

They have spaces for business meetings, rooms for night classes, groups to meet and so on!

They really are a wonderful mix of community services.

Plus libraries are still a great place to take young children. They often have seperate kids areas where you can spend an hour or two with toddlers.

Libraries arnt stuffy old quiet buildings anymore!

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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by siquick on Thursday December 29, 2022 @03:46AM (#34170772)
Shout out to Marrickville library in Sydney. The best community centre we could have asked for.
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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by yurishimo on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:55AM (#34171752)
Our local library here in the Netherlands is like this. The local archery club practices inside a few nights a week. There is a full court gymnasium, a stage and enough space to seat a few hundred people. There is a coffee bar, pool tables, plenty of seating and even a few books! ;)

The building is open until 11pm 4 days a week, with reduced hours on Friday and Saturday; closed on Sunday. I guess it's no surprise that the website describes as more of a "Multifunctioneel Centrum" as opposed to just a library!

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