Our book club started as five friends reading together but now we've invited other people and it's become this performative thing where everyone tries to sound smart instead of just talking about how the books made us feel. The original intimacy got lost when we tried to make it bigger.
More people experience this than they realize.
Expanding a creative community changes its essential character in ways that cannot be undone.
“Where Are You with Grants and arts funding?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.