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Originally Posted by joe498
Right, because nobody ever needs free meeting rooms, wants to attend public events or workshops or access e-learning resources using a library subscription instead of having to pay for it. A library is quite a bit more than just "books" to a community.
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Things I saw in the library that didn’t involve books.
- Children’s play area
- Children’s theatre room
- Science room with active presentations
- Children’s toys/games/puzzles/activity area
- Youth zone with access to sewing machines, crafting tools, art and maker equipment
- Media to borrow such as DVDs etc
- Cafe
- Study areas
- Meeting rooms
- Event spaces
- General printing services
- Computer terminal access
- Main theatre
- Historic archives
- Old Calgary advertisements and print media
- Current magazine/newspapers
- Murals and art displays
- and on and on
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