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How do public libraries function as meeting places?

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Aabø, Svanhild, Audunson, Ragnar, Vårheim, Andreas·2010·Library & Information Science Research
DOI 10.1016/j.lisr.2009.07.008
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  • Aabø et al. (2010) show that public libraries function as multiple kinds of meeting place, including a public square, a setting for meeting diverse people, a public sphere, a place for joint activity, a meta-meeting place and a site for virtual meetings.

    “Their study shows that public libraries function as multiple kinds of meeting place, including a public square, a setting for meeting diverse people, a public sphere, a place for joint activity, a metameeting place and a site for virtual meetings.”

    From Public libraries as social infrastructure: An integrative review of community roles (2026) · cites this paper as Aabø et al., 2010

  • The library is not one kind of place; it hosts several layers of publicness simultaneously.

    “The library is not one kind of place; it hosts several layers of publicness simultaneously.”

    From Public libraries as social infrastructure: An integrative review of community roles (2026) · cites this paper as Aabø et al., 2010

  • Public libraries are said to fulfill the three necessary and sufficient conditions of public sphere communication.

    “The first characteristic that public libraries are said to share with the public sphere is fulfillment of the three necessary and sufficient conditions: openness, common concern, and debate.”

    From Governance, Legitimation, Commons: A Public Sphere Framework and Research Agenda for the Public Library Sector (2015) · cites this paper as Aabø et al. 2010

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Authors
Aabø, S., Audunson, R., & Vårheim, A.
Affiliations
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Corresponding author
Aabø, Svanhild
ORCID
Venue
Library & Information Science Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-01
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
16-26
ISSN
  • 0164-0763 (ISSN-L)
  • 0740-8188
DOI
10.1016/j.lisr.2009.07.008
OpenAlex
W2023951009
Cited by
239
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 8
FWCI
72.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Library & Information Science Research (publishedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Web and Library Services
Keywords
public libraries, library as meeting place, library use, community participation, public sphere, virtual meetings, social inequality, active citizenship, multiculturalism, low income, low educational attainment

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