I mentioned in an earlier post that Louis is staying with us right now as he looks for a job in Paris. At first he was working from my home office (not even using the standing position!) but then last week he decided that it would be more conducive to go out of the house, so he has been going to work in the Kandinsky Library which is in the Pompidou Centre. He reports that it's a great work environment with relatively good internet and a studious atmosphere. It made me think about the Library concept and how it could be adapted and expanded for the digital age. An increasing number of jobs are done from an office with a computer so why doesn't the state develop the library concept has a free work space for start-ups and independents? After all one of the roles of the state is to provide (or organise) appropriate infrastructure for people to live and work (transport, roads, electricity, water, rubbish, airports, ports, etc). In this millenium you could argue that an office with good internet access is as fundamental to operating transport was in the previous millenium. There are lots of buildings that could be fully or partially transformed into Millennial Libraries:
- Churches
- Museums
- Public buildings (administrative)
- Monuments
- Station
In addition to helping people develop their activity it would significantly contribute to social cohesion and networking.
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