17 de março de 2006

Interesse renovado pelas sessões de leitura no espaço público

Há uma nova tendência em Nova Iorque: cada vez mais pessoas, sobretudo jovens, interessam-se por leituras e debates em espaços públicos, como livrarias e cafés.

In the Age of the Overamplified, a Resurgence for the Humble Lecture
By DINITIA SMITH
Published: March 17, 2006

PAUL HOLDENGRÄBER, director of public programs at the New York Public Library, is the kind of person who, when he gets excited, literally bounces in his chair.
"My purpose is not only to make the lions roar," he cries. Bounce. "But to trigger people's imagination." Bounce. Bounce. "It's not only sex that's exciting," Mr. Holdengräber says, "but the life of the mind. When you come into contact with a great idea, it can change your life."

Para ler em New York Times - Books

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