I just love thinking about things in new ways, and researching today’s article has been particularly enjoyable. In thinking about what I’ll need from libraries 10 or 20 years from now, I began by describing a place where I could relax and rejuvenate myself, intellectually and socially — kind of like a spa, I thought.
The literal meaning of the word spa didn’t precisely convey what I was looking for, so I turned to the web for definitions, synonyms and antonyms. Kept coming up short until I stumbled upon Thesuarus.com, which graphically maps words in relation to one another. Check this out:
The visual depiction of spa perfectly described what I was thinking. My library is somewhere, between the health club and the local watering hole, where I take care of myself and have fun.
Interestingly, Thesaurus.com relates the term library to:
and the word college to:
Hmmm…
