In his book, “Palaces for the People,” advisory board member @EricKlinenberg writes about social infrastructure, or “the set of physical places and organizations that shape our interactions,” as he describes it in an interview with @asmall_word. civicsignals.substack.com/p/17-checking-…
Examples of these palaces of social infrastructure are parks, playgrounds, childcare centers — and libraries. 
Libraries have evolved time and time again to serve their communities as an ever-present place of gathering, welcoming to every segment of a population.
That’s why, when we questioned how public communities might gather during a pandemic, we looked to libraries.
That’s why, when we questioned how public communities might gather during a pandemic, we looked to libraries.
In our Library Design Sprint, we’re bringing together librarians, designers and researchers to consider how to maintain — and repair — our social infrastructure, even when we’re all remote.
How might we translate the core public affordances from the library into digital spaces?
How might we translate the core public affordances from the library into digital spaces?
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