Today’s students and faculty are unaware of these past environments, of reading, lively discussion and learning.
At some future time, historically inclined students may wonder about what people really wrote, said and created. Maybe they will find ways to hack into the spaces, volumes and experiences where humans spoke, wrote, created and struggled, seeking understanding, relationship and connection.
— David LewisReplicated under Fair Use from Lament for the MIT Libraries by David Lewis.