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How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Community

How to Age Up

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The Stigmatization of Public Libraries as Spaces of Last Resort

Public libraries in America have been underinvested in and require significant renovations and updates/nLibraries have become the last resort for those who have fallen through the safety net/nLibraries have been stigmatized as homeless shelters due to a lack of resources for core problems/nAffluent middle-class Americans are encouraged to build their private gathering places/nLibrarians are overwhelmed and have too much on their plate/nThe environment can either encourage or discourage interaction in community building

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