Nathaniel's Blog - Posts Tagged "library"
Libraries, oh Libraries
Today I wish to share some thoughts about Libraries with you...
Terry Pratchett shaped my view upon Libraries as places of magical power, in wnich, due to the presence of books, the very time and space continuum changes constantly. Umberto Eco shaped my view upon Libraries as places of great wisdom and contemplation, in which the great mysteries of life can be understood.
Physical books have magick and wisdom within them, and Libraries create a form of sacred space to anyone, who is willing to open his mind to the great power of books. A Library is a true Library if it preserves knowledge and shapes a place, where wisdom and life passion can be shared with people.
To me, Libraries are not simple places where books and newspapers are being stored. To me, a Library represent one of the characteristics of mankind - our curiosity and our quest for wisdom. I dream of creating such library, where people could come not to rent a ladies novel, but to explore their human nature with all its benefits: creativity, passion and curiosity towards exploration of the world.
For the same reasons I love Libraries, I feel painful emotions, where these great places of knowledge are being turned into warehouses, nothing more. I can clearly see it in Poland, where Libraries become nothing more than places where books are stored, and a small percentage of the population rent books for relaxation, and not the self-improvement.
I can see the warehouse nature of Libraries in many forms, but most obvious element is how place for new books is created. A true library should create new space once it cannot store any more books. But these days, libraries - those in Poland, at least, destroy old books that are no longer rented by people, to make space for new books. Hundreds of thousands of books are being destroyed every year because they're out of vogue...
Libraries seem to forget about their true purpose... No longer they're temples of wisdom and human spirit. They become nothing more than commercial stores where only popular books are allowed, but even those popular books will be destroyed one day...
What have we come to...
Terry Pratchett shaped my view upon Libraries as places of magical power, in wnich, due to the presence of books, the very time and space continuum changes constantly. Umberto Eco shaped my view upon Libraries as places of great wisdom and contemplation, in which the great mysteries of life can be understood.
Physical books have magick and wisdom within them, and Libraries create a form of sacred space to anyone, who is willing to open his mind to the great power of books. A Library is a true Library if it preserves knowledge and shapes a place, where wisdom and life passion can be shared with people.
To me, Libraries are not simple places where books and newspapers are being stored. To me, a Library represent one of the characteristics of mankind - our curiosity and our quest for wisdom. I dream of creating such library, where people could come not to rent a ladies novel, but to explore their human nature with all its benefits: creativity, passion and curiosity towards exploration of the world.
For the same reasons I love Libraries, I feel painful emotions, where these great places of knowledge are being turned into warehouses, nothing more. I can clearly see it in Poland, where Libraries become nothing more than places where books are stored, and a small percentage of the population rent books for relaxation, and not the self-improvement.
I can see the warehouse nature of Libraries in many forms, but most obvious element is how place for new books is created. A true library should create new space once it cannot store any more books. But these days, libraries - those in Poland, at least, destroy old books that are no longer rented by people, to make space for new books. Hundreds of thousands of books are being destroyed every year because they're out of vogue...
Libraries seem to forget about their true purpose... No longer they're temples of wisdom and human spirit. They become nothing more than commercial stores where only popular books are allowed, but even those popular books will be destroyed one day...
What have we come to...
