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When your third place disappears and takes part of your identity with it

The coffee shop where I wrote my novel every morning for three years just closed and I feel like I lost more than a place to work, I lost the version of myself who belonged there.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The loss of a meaningful place can feel like losing a piece of yourself, because places hold our rituals and our sense of who we are.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Third places — bars libraries parks barbershops?”

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