The illustration shows the main changes that have taken place in a public library between twenty years ago and today.
In general, it appears that the library underwent drastic modern changes with new and improved technology and facilities.
First of all, the tables and chairs at the center are removed therefore making it seem more spacious. The room for children’s books is turned into what we see today as the lecture room. In the area of adult non-fiction books, information desk and self-service machines are introduced along with the relocation of adult fiction books. A new café is constructed in the place of enquiry desk. New improvements are made, such as modernizing the reading room full of newspapers and magazines to the advanced computer room. There is now a collection of all reference books where it used to be a stash of adult fiction books. Finally, the most interesting development is that the room for CDs, videos, and computers has been made into a room filled with sofas, and children’s fiction books, and sometimes they would hold storytelling events there.