https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/01/library-nostalgia/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:04:15 -0400<![CDATA[Reading several of the comments below on my visit to the new Seattle Library, I am rethinking my opinion of the building. Although I still love the colors, I am not sure I would want to do much research there and I doubt I would want to work there. Not that I have spent a lot of time in libraries lately. Like many people, I do most of my research online. This is the trend even in schools. A friend recently told me that his daughter&#8217;s teacher in a fancy NY private school instructed the students speicifically not to go to the library for their term papers, but to build their more useful Internet search skills. (The friend is a publisher and was distressed by this advice.)]]>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:31:26 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/01/library-nostalgia-n206202