A Look at Libraries

Connecticut Public Radio | By Faith Middleton

Published March 18, 2013 at 4:20 PM EDT

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Think about your local library. Do you still picture a dusty old building full of dusty old books? Do you imagine little old ladies with their glasses down at the ends of their noses, shushing you every time you speak?

Today we’ll check in with the libraries of the 21st century. Ebooks, the Internet, audiobooks. Music, movies, videogames. Coffee bars, couches, comic books… And no shushing? It’s a whole new world in the world of libraries.

And we want to hear from you: If you’re a librarian, call us and tell us what’s going on in your corner of the library universe. If you’re a library patron, call in and tell us all about your local library or your favorite librarian.

Faith Middleton

For more than 25 years, the two-time Peabody Award-winning Faith Middleton Show has been widely recognized for fostering insightful, thought-provoking conversation. Faith Middleton offers her listeners some of the world's most fascinating people and subjects. The show has been inducted into the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame as "Best Local Talk Show".

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