April 30, 2007
The libraries of Houston have provided our society with many appealing books and magazines. Some of these books describe life outside of Houston and they always fascinate us. It increases our knowledge about the world outside of America and creates a sense of relief to know what is going on outside, although sometimes knowing what happens outside can be a bit scary.
Libraries should provide books from other countries that are translated for readers to read. These books may have interesting views on different subjects that are different from American writers. They also may describe the different cultures of other countries so that if we ever go into a different country we will be informed about their traditions and know what to do there.
Libraries should also provide magazines from all over the world so people will be aware of what is happening in Tokyo, Japan or Ankara, Turkey. And not just the political stuff you can find in the news, but different stuff such as the current trend for teens or favorite type of food in that country.
To maintain global interconnectedness, libraries should provide an international chat room where teens can click on a country that they want to talk with. When they are led to the chat room menu they are able to choose a chat room based on what they want to talk about. There they are able to talk with people in England or Europe. But there is one problem: the language barrier. Maybe if there is some kind of translator, then we would be able to communicate with people from different countries.
Although the international chat room may be out of the question, we should provide documents from all kinds of places. It could provide valuable knowledge to us and maybe connect us indirectly with the different countries that dwell with us on planet earth.