Libraries for the People

Eric Klinenberg, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University and the author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life (Crown, 2018), argues that the future of democracy lies in shared spaces, like libraries and parks.

-->On Wednesday (9/12) at 7:30 pm at the Strand Bookstore, Eric Klinenberg will be in conversation with Dorian Warren.

.@EricKlinenberg, on the idea of antisocial infrastructure: "There's nothing so antisocial as the wall." We should think about what kinds of infrastructure could benefit us in delivering protection, but also bridge divides between people. pic.twitter.com/1hTcmWRvzM

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 11, 2018