Random browsing distinguishes libraries from other community spaces

Evidence

It is randomness that marks out the library from other public shared space; and the search for something uplifting, whatever it may be. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 942

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 942
• XREF: connects to: Books are what distinguish libraries from other public community spaces — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 940; Libraries survive because they are slow-thinking spaces — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 937; Eighteenth-century libraries served as social gathering places as much as study spaces — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 955

Broader Connections

• Eighteenth-century libraries served as social gathering places as much as study spaces #contradicts (0.60) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 955