Why do we still need the library as a "third place" in the digital age? From book storage to new social practices, the library is a place for collecting, exchanging and producing knowledge. What does this mean for the future architecture of libraries? What new social functions will such a library take on? How will it become an interface between analogue and digital media? What traditional role does it continue to play and where does it stand out innovatively? What paths into the future does it open up? What significance does the library play in the configuration of the collective memory of a place, a region, a society? What is its function in the 21st century?
The concept of the library is changing, as are the social practices of reading, writing, knowledge production and communication. Between digital and physical space, however, the construction of libraries is experiencing a new heyday. A paradox and an anachronism?
