19 November 2008
RIP Nokomis Library?
I found out that they are planning to "renovate" our neighborhood library. While I can appreciate the need for some updating, I'm a little worried. The Nokomis Library feels cozy to me--like a neighborhood library should be, unlike the behemoth Southdale Library. I like the "old fashioned" architecture of the Nokomis Library.
Both things remind me of the library I went to as a child, the Edina Community Library. That too had 1960's architecture and a large geographically-inspired sculpture. In the above photo, behind the sculpture, you can also see the cool reading loft for kids. So I hope that "renovate" doesn't mean "sterilize", like what they did to the Edina Library when they redid it.
Both things remind me of the library I went to as a child, the Edina Community Library. That too had 1960's architecture and a large geographically-inspired sculpture. In the above photo, behind the sculpture, you can also see the cool reading loft for kids. So I hope that "renovate" doesn't mean "sterilize", like what they did to the Edina Library when they redid it.
