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Jennifer Weiner’s newest book, BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, will be releasing this month. As an author, she must be eagerly anticipating her own reviews surfacing over the next few weeks and months. As a human being with feelings and emotions, she is probably filled with intense fear. Great reviews can boost you up and send your soul soaring. Negative reviews can leave you in a curled-up ball of emotions. Best selling novelist, Alice Hoffman, recently defended her recent release, THE STORY SISTERS, against a negative review that ran in The Boston Globe. The story about Alice’s rantings spread like wildfire across the internet. Jennifer weighs in on Alice’s unfortunate headline-grabbing actions over at The Huffington Post.
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The library is now a thing of the past. It has officially been replaced with “Learning Commons.” This new spin on a timeless classic may motivate people to spend time in a place that both encourages and inspires learning. In today’s Boston Globe there is a piece about Chelmsford High School revamping their outdated library to encompass a more modern trend of library as meeting place. Complete with cozier spaces for cafes, comfortable furniture and booth seating for groups, the Learning Commons is a place that has become popular to work and meet up with friends.
“It has that Barnes and Noble feel,” said Premal Patel, 18, a senior at Chelmsford High School. “You can focus more on the learning experience.”
The changing face of libraries is a recent development and one that is taking the learning experience in a positive direction. Eliminating the negative perception of libraries as a place where conversation is forbidden and everything is out dated will help get people back into their local libraries. With more and more authors doing signings at libraries, why not enhance the overall appeal of these institutions? Anyone who has ever walked through a Barnes & Noble on a weeknight and seen the groups of people huddled in chairs or at tables, reading or discussing books and projects, knows that as a society we are in desperate need for locations conducive to learning, meeting and conversing. Let’s bring back the library!
