[Publib] background music

[Osborne, Donna]

I detest music in stores, restaurants, elevators, etc.  It's almost impossible to carry on a conversation with another person, let alone think.  I do most of my shopping online to avoid shopping, in part, because the music is so intrusive.

However, I do not think libraries must be quiet places.  I welcome the noise of customers.  Libraries should be lively, full of people sharing ideas, conversing about favorite reads, using the meeting rooms, etc.

As for the worst pop music, I vote for anything by The Carpenters (remember "We've only just begun), Barry Manilow, Anne Murray, George Michael, Neil Diamond, the Bee Gees.

Donna Osborne, Deputy Director
Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System
3000 Macon Road
Columbus, GA 31906
706-243-2671

A room without books is like a body without a soul.  Cicero, 106 BC - 43 BC