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
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, 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
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 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
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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
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, a lecture Use synonyms
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