Monday, October 16, 2006

Coffee for the Uninformed

A new cafe is opening in my library tomorrow.

I hate it.

Sure, it's nice looking. This time, the architects and designers succeeded in making the addition look like the rest of the building. And I love coffee.

So what's the problem? The new cafe has completely replaced our reference collection and services.

Awful, huh? You don't know the half of it.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good article by Robert Campbell. Let's hope it sheds the light on what needs NOT to change.
I think someone who works there at the library should write, anomanouisly(sp), to the same paper as a follow up. What do you think?
Mom

Ben Ide said...

Thanks, Ma.

I hope so.

In the meanwhile, check out this op/ed piece in the Crimson:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=515001

The comments are interesting, too.

Ben Ide said...

I so very much regret the irony I created when I called you sentimental for books.

Very, very much regret it.