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When your neighborhood gathering place closes

The coffee shop where I wrote my novel every morning for three years is closing next month and I know it sounds ridiculous but I feel like I am losing a piece of myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The loss of familiar spaces forces us to confront how deeply our identity becomes intertwined with the places where we show up as ourselves.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.