Allowing Food and Drinks in Japanese Libraries: A Survey of Policies and Implementation

摘要

Purpose: While more libraries in the United States are starting to allow food and drinks as a result of the rise of the "library as place" theme, the changing policies on food and drinks in Japanese libraries have not been studied. Therefore, we investigated Japanese libraries' food and drink policies and their effect on library materials, as well as user reactions, librarians' opinions of the policies, and changes in library usage after the introduction of the policies.