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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Libraries Will Disappear by 2019

Slate.com is running an interesting slide show/article on building libraries (specifically downtown city libraries) in the age of Google.  The slide show features several contemparary interpretations of libraries in cities such as: Chicago, Nashville and Seattle.   One of the interesting critiques of current libraries is on the building itself. Many libraries reflect ”an outmoded structure erected [...]