Finding a Good Rule of Thumb, the Point of "Gentle Acceptance", in the Noise Debate

Discord:  The story of noise

New York Times book review, 12/31/2012

Finding Your Own Cone of Silence.  (Print Headline).  The New York Times, 2/20/2013.

Excerpt, with editing for LIS 712 discussion. In the travel library milieu, noise has become so commonplace that it’s increasingly being managed with rules, like cellphone bans* on buses and quiet  cars on trains areas and study rooms.

*Back Talk:  The Cell-Phone Police.  (Library Journal, 5/1/2009)

The author of the article used SurveyMonkey to get feedback on the issue from library users and library staff.

Then there are some moments -- a storytime morning in a library with an open floor plan, for example --  when the following advice needs to be taken to heart.

Andy Puddicombe, Headspace

"Gentle acceptance", as Puddicombe calls it.