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Originally Posted by ApK
Nothing to do with technology, just courtesy. When I was younger, people would talk too loudly in the library, and the librarian would silence them or eject them.
Now the librarian has no effect for fear of being sued or beaten up.
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Some newer libraries around here have "quiet rooms," with a door that separates the room from the rest of the library and a fake fireplace or indoor waterfall sculpture thing (I'm not sure how to describe it) that provides a little white noise. Plus some tables and comfortable reading chairs. I think it's a nice compromise.