I think in order for bookstores and public libraries to survive, they have to change and reframe their service to their communities. Many of the functions of a library – book rental, discovery, copying, studying – have been replaced by online equivalents. So what becomes of them? I think they’re too valuable, both practically and symbolically, to just do away with. Instead, I think we should evolve bookstores and public libraries to become galleries and communal spaces that function as ...
