Comments on: Off the Books http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2013/02/27/off-the-books/ D.C. Real Estate, Development, and Urbanism Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:28 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: RB http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2013/02/27/off-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-100289 RB Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:37:03 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/?p=28088#comment-100289 When I was growing up in inner-city Providence, RI, (before ubiquitous computers) the libraries were community centers, and I asked my mom to walk me there at least once a week. In the late 90s I visited the MLK library nearly every weekend, and found it to be sorely lacking. Now I bring my son to MLK, even though we live in Fairfax County, which has great libraries, and it has greatly improved in the past 15 years, both in atmosphere and in offering betteer quality books. One complaint: they don't take credit cards! In the capital city, the main library doesn't take credit cards! Amazing... When I was growing up in inner-city Providence, RI, (before ubiquitous computers) the libraries were community centers, and I asked my mom to walk me there at least once a week. In the late 90s I visited the MLK library nearly every weekend, and found it to be sorely lacking. Now I bring my son to MLK, even though we live in Fairfax County, which has great libraries, and it has greatly improved in the past 15 years, both in atmosphere and in offering betteer quality books. One complaint: they don't take credit cards! In the capital city, the main library doesn't take credit cards! Amazing...

]]> By: J. Green http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2013/02/27/off-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-100273 J. Green Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:53:09 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/?p=28088#comment-100273 Having visited every branch of the DCPL, except the Northeast Neighborhood Library which is closed for renovations, I can certainly speak to the fact that there is very little book borrowing going on yet the computers are completely full. This certainly means big changes in the future for libraries. I can actually say that the fact that there are fewer volumes on the shelf here - compared to my hometown libraries in Chicago - is that they seem better "currated" and more current. Lots of books on the shelf does not (always) make a better library. I like the DCPl and wish it much success. Onto Montgomery, Prince George's, Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William, Falls Church, Alexandria, and Frederick! Having visited every branch of the DCPL, except the Northeast Neighborhood Library which is closed for renovations, I can certainly speak to the fact that there is very little book borrowing going on yet the computers are completely full. This certainly means big changes in the future for libraries.

I can actually say that the fact that there are fewer volumes on the shelf here - compared to my hometown libraries in Chicago - is that they seem better "currated" and more current. Lots of books on the shelf does not (always) make a better library.

I like the DCPl and wish it much success. Onto Montgomery,
Prince George's, Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William, Falls Church, Alexandria, and Frederick!

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