Regarding “No shushing here, please”[story Nov. 1]: It’s sad to see such a reduced respect for learning in our libraries. I’ve seen Fresno Unified School District libraries where the students are allowed food, loud conversation and nonschool activities, and the learning atmosphere drops to almost zero. Those who have no other quiet place to study are constantly disturbed by others. I am sure that college students have the same problem.
Arguing library attendance is up is pointless if learning is down. Attendance to church might go up if they brought food, lattes, wi-fi, and video games to your pew while you chat with friends, but they would lose their purpose, which like our libraries isn’t idle entertainment but to provide an environment free of distractions where learning is possible. It doesn’t take a psychologist to observe how easily distractions harm our ability to concentrate. Libraries should be for studying.
Yosemite, Woodward Park, libraries and churches all have this in common: They are designed for a specific activity. It’s wrong to change their original purpose.
David Remus
Clovis
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