Report: Coworking in Libraries and Other Ways these Civic Spaces are Evolving

From the Fifth Estate:

“In Melbourne, the State Library is moving with the times and the changing needs of the local population. From start up spaces to podcasting equipment and more.

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Anna Burkey, who will head up the StartSpace coworking space in the library when it opens in 2020, says coworking in a library makes sense because people are already using them as public workspaces – as many as 15 per cent of all visitors.

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“We will be open 70 hours a week, as we are trying to bring in new types of entrepreneurs.”

Read the Complete Report (approx. 900 words)

Stephen