Lucian Kim, NPR; Once Centers Of Soviet Propaganda, Moscow's Libraries Are Having A 'Loud' Revival
"In recent years, the city's team in charge of libraries has discarded
almost all traditional concepts of what a public library is.
"We
have a different idea from the way things used to be. A library can be a
loud place," says Maria Rogachyova, the official who oversees city
libraries. "Of course there should be some quiet nooks where you can
focus on your reading, but our libraries also host a huge amount of loud
events."...
The library now has its own website, Facebook page and even YouTube channel.
"Moscow
libraries aren't competing with modern technology, they're trying to
use it," says Rogachyova. "The rise of electronic media shouldn't spell
the death of libraries as public spaces.""
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