tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post2040627507222484157..comments2023-12-20T00:02:33.326+00:00Comments on Barnflakes: London Libraries #5: John Harvard, SouthwarkBarnabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703338633076087540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post-87184917420429894082015-07-17T15:57:14.694+01:002015-07-17T15:57:14.694+01:00...You'll be left with a coffee shop. Cities w......You'll be left with a coffee shop. Cities will just be coffee shops, estate agents and mobile phone shops.Barnabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703338633076087540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post-53219817068454689192015-07-16T03:27:08.576+01:002015-07-16T03:27:08.576+01:00Get with the programme man, my local library (Rich...Get with the programme man, my local library (Richmond, in Tasman district, New Zealand) also has a coffee bar in the corner.<br />There are kids talking too loudly and listening to that said awful 'RnB' and lots of Internet/computer terminals, comfy beanbags, spaces for babies and young children, and lots of books.<br />If libraries don't diversify and 'move with the times' they get closed down cos there using up too much tax payers money without a return, yes it's all economics/profits/services (delete as appropriate).<br />And then next day the coffee bar will take over and the books will all be sold off....what then?Englishman in kiwilandnoreply@blogger.com