@dbellingradt

"The library was not yet a third space of meeting and collaborating, but a place where books were hidden."

Beautifully spoken. It makes for a fine entry into _The Dictionary of Things Past_ (The Guermantes Press, Combray 2056).

And your reflection brings back happy memories of young me trawling the dusty aisles of the MIT Barker Library, finding books by location, colour and smell, rather than via the catalogue. That sacred place sadly holds no more actual books: https://mastodon.art/@analogfusion/116648720737063701.

#libraries #RealBooks #hiding #BarkerLibrary