ESSENTIAL: LOCAL LIBRARIES MEET EVOLVING NEEDS DURING THE PANDEMIC

摘要

An estimated one million people pass through the doors of the Main City Library every year, logging on to the library’s public computers, checking out the latest display of new books, or simply watching the magnificent glass elevators float up and down while enjoying a warm cup of coffee. With youngsters dragging parents by the arm towards the children’s atrium, students and learners of all ages posted in southern-facing tables overlooking the sunlit valley, movie-goers gleefully waiting in line at the Nancy Tessman Auditorium and passersby ducking in to escape a winter’s cold or summer’s heat, the Main Library was always full of life. A place filled with so much more than just books; it was the center of something important.