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Japan's book scene is moving from bookstores to libraries

241 points · 113 comments · herbertl

  1. rmason · · focus · HN ↗
    We have an excellent library in East Lansing. My sister and I went there every week with our late Mother when we were kids. I was in there recently at an AI meeting and I noticed that it was changing into a bit of a community hub as well.

    Wouldn't have ever thought of it as a meeting place for user groups but they are starting to actively encourage it. I saw it as a very positive development. During COVID they advertised that anyone could use their parking lot for the free Wi-Fi. They must have had the coverage cause the rather large parking lot was packed. They must have tuned it because I sure can't get coverage in most of the parking lots of the fast food franchises where most of their customers these days only use drive-thru.

    1. jagged-chisel · · focus · HN ↗
      The fast food franchises are likely less interested in loiterers than customer turnover.
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