imp strump: the library as public oasis

Impudent Strumpet:

If home is too crowded or noisy or uncomfortable or abusive or non-existent, having somewhere else to go - a perfectly respectable place to go and to be (compare the connotations of spending hours in the library vs. spending hours in the bar) - can be a lifesaver. And once you're there, it's full of tools for educating and improving yourself or, worst case, quietly amusing yourself.

This quality, this truly public oasis, explains a fair portion of my love for libraries. Read: The other other awesome thing about libraries.