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Video Games Help Houston Public Library Attract Visitors
- Nov 25, 2008
The traditional concept of public libraries may be going extinct. As home Internet connections offer information that patrons once visited libraries to access, libraries are adjusting their missions. Rather than being a storehouse of books and a quiet place to read, today's public library aims to become a central location for community interaction. Many of them, such as the Houston Public Library (HPL), are using technology to spur this changed focus.
The HPL reopened its central branch in May 2008 after a $17 million renovation. The four-floor building's new atmosphere is more like a Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstore.
"We had to let staff know in a lot of the interviews we did, that the ‘shushing' image of the librarian does not apply here. On our first floor, we expect noise levels like you would hear in a retail environment, like a bookstore," said Michael Van Campen, the HPL's chief of central ...Continue Article...
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