The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.
The two plans illustrate how a public
library
has changed from 20 years ago to today.
Two decades ago, the central Use synonyms
library
was rectangular, with access on the south side. In the centre, there were two tables with chairs around, adult fiction Use synonyms
books
on the left and non-fiction ones on the right. There were four different areas in the four corners, including a reading Use synonyms
room
in the southwest Use synonyms
corner
, an electronic Use synonyms
room
in the northeast Use synonyms
corner
, children’s Use synonyms
books
in the northeast Use synonyms
corner
and an enquiry Use synonyms
desk
opposite.
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library
has experienced noticeable modifications. The original tables and chairs have disappeared. To the left, the adult fiction Use synonyms
books
have been moved opposite with information Use synonyms
desk
and self-service machines nearby; in their place are reference Use synonyms
books
. There is a Use synonyms
room
for children’s fiction Use synonyms
books
and storytelling, occupying the northeast Use synonyms
corner
where the electronic Use synonyms
room
stood, but it has been expanded. The computers have been relocated to the southeast Use synonyms
corner
. The previous area for children’s Use synonyms
books
has gone and in its place is a lecture Use synonyms
room
; Use synonyms
similarly
, where the enquiry Linking Words
desk
stood there is a cafe now.
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Overall
, despite apparently significant changes, the Linking Words
library
retains the basic elements of computers, different kinds of Use synonyms
books
and the information Use synonyms
desk
, with the addition of reference Use synonyms
books
, a lecture Use synonyms
room
and a cafe.Use synonyms
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