I can't even list all of the different activities we saw going on at the archive. We visited the map room, the reading rooms, the microfiche room, and the children's section. Have a look at the following article taking us through the theme Reflections on the public Library San Diego.
At this same time, this is a public space, it is there to serve you, and it was created in your honor. This has always inspired me when I walk into the archive. But this time, a few more reflections are in order. The buildings that make up a city determine the character of a town. It is significant that one of the most admired buildings in Manhattan is a archive.
What does it mean to honor libraries? I don't need to reinvent the wheel here; there are quotes carved into the wall all over the archive. To honor libraries is to accept democracy. It is to honor the equality of citizens-to respect and indeed create a meritocracy. It is to acknowledge the role of knowledge in society. It is to accept human potential.
This archive is a demonstration that New York City honors these ideals, however imperfect we may be in fully realizing them. Although its architecture is very classic, when the New York Public Archive was built, it was a model of innovation. The system of book retrieval is an illustrative example. Being a research archive, many of the NYPL's books are not in continuous demand.
We've experimented with different models of garnering funds from the community, and nothing has taken hold quite yet. Maria had a lot of questions for our great tour guide about this aspect of things-especially about how the trustees work. Of course, people have their interests for being on a archive board, but overall, supporting libraries is firmly in the sphere of civic duty.
Learning is for everyone, and we all have the right to get educated. Quality and updated books and references should be made accessible to people from all walks of life. Online libraries are bringing about this democratization by making it more convenient for people to access books and references. College students can now quickly search for specific textbooks and are given the option to rent them. Now, the question of whether online libraries can replace traditional libraries has been brought up by debating parties on opposite sides.
The tour of the NYPL is hugely inspiring; it was also both intimidating and affirming. While Maria has been working for 12 years and Maria's Libraries has been working for four years towards the completion of the archive in Busia, we continually realize that we're only just beginning. Since ML has been involved, we've spent two years working out our relationship with the government, two years settling the property rights issues on the plot of archive land, and now we've begun our negotiation process with the architects around the building plans.
In Busia, we get to be cutting edge now. We get to start from scratch and think about all the things that Busia needs, scope out all of the best ideas that are out there, and build based on that. We'll have a citizen science center, a co-working space, and an oral history lab. But, once established, the job of being innovative is not done-it's a continual process not to be a relic.
At this same time, this is a public space, it is there to serve you, and it was created in your honor. This has always inspired me when I walk into the archive. But this time, a few more reflections are in order. The buildings that make up a city determine the character of a town. It is significant that one of the most admired buildings in Manhattan is a archive.
What does it mean to honor libraries? I don't need to reinvent the wheel here; there are quotes carved into the wall all over the archive. To honor libraries is to accept democracy. It is to honor the equality of citizens-to respect and indeed create a meritocracy. It is to acknowledge the role of knowledge in society. It is to accept human potential.
This archive is a demonstration that New York City honors these ideals, however imperfect we may be in fully realizing them. Although its architecture is very classic, when the New York Public Archive was built, it was a model of innovation. The system of book retrieval is an illustrative example. Being a research archive, many of the NYPL's books are not in continuous demand.
We've experimented with different models of garnering funds from the community, and nothing has taken hold quite yet. Maria had a lot of questions for our great tour guide about this aspect of things-especially about how the trustees work. Of course, people have their interests for being on a archive board, but overall, supporting libraries is firmly in the sphere of civic duty.
Learning is for everyone, and we all have the right to get educated. Quality and updated books and references should be made accessible to people from all walks of life. Online libraries are bringing about this democratization by making it more convenient for people to access books and references. College students can now quickly search for specific textbooks and are given the option to rent them. Now, the question of whether online libraries can replace traditional libraries has been brought up by debating parties on opposite sides.
The tour of the NYPL is hugely inspiring; it was also both intimidating and affirming. While Maria has been working for 12 years and Maria's Libraries has been working for four years towards the completion of the archive in Busia, we continually realize that we're only just beginning. Since ML has been involved, we've spent two years working out our relationship with the government, two years settling the property rights issues on the plot of archive land, and now we've begun our negotiation process with the architects around the building plans.
In Busia, we get to be cutting edge now. We get to start from scratch and think about all the things that Busia needs, scope out all of the best ideas that are out there, and build based on that. We'll have a citizen science center, a co-working space, and an oral history lab. But, once established, the job of being innovative is not done-it's a continual process not to be a relic.
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