C-U libraries may add coffee shops as usage climbs

By PAUL WOOD
© 2003 THE NEWS-GAZETTE
Published Online January 12, 2003

You hear a lot of talking in local libraries nowadays. What you don't hear is a lot of shushing.
Libraries are becoming community centers, where people come to meet and chat, says Frederick Schlipf of the Urbana Free Library. Both Champaign and Urbana are considering adding coffee shops to their new facilities.

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