Infophilia, a Positive Psychology of information | February 16, 2026 | Vol. 4, Issue 11 | Local News
✨ Welcome to Infophilia, a weekly letter exploring how our love of information and connection can help us thrive, individually and collectively.
Biophilia | Civic Infophilia | Intellectual Freedom | Technophilia | Toolbox | Wellbeing
Stay warm and dry this Presidents Day Monday as Southern California winter rain arrives! Sun returns Tuesday and Wednesday before more rain Thursday.
I continue with community stories about Irvine public libraries: the people, the places, and today’s story explore the philosophy and practice behind 34,000 library cards.
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📚 Book Club Announcement
Date: Feb. 18 Wed. 12 noon Pacific Time
Book: The Privatization of Everything by Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian (The New Press, 2021). Chapter 2
Free for all readers.
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Cite as: Coleman, A. S. (2026, February 18). Rediscovering the neighborhood library: One boy’s story, 34,000 more. Infophilia, a positive psychology of information, 4 (11).
Rediscovering the Neighborhood Library
One Boy's Story, 34,000 More
A thriving modern city library system needs libraries that are both the cathedral and the chapel, the monument and the hearth, the international crossroads and the front porch.