Listen to The Gospel of the Public Library In a world that screams, that demands, that sells, that commodifies every waking second of your attention, the public library is a quiet and profound act of rebellion. It is one of the last true sanctuaries, a temple dedicated to a god that the market has tried very hard to kill: the god of the freely shared idea. I came here today to escape the noise, not just of the city, but of the culture. A culture that believes if something is valuable, it must have a price tag. A culture that...