Have you ever entered a library?? Which of you has never been to a library?? If anyone has never, You will get a new experience when visiting the library. However, for those of you who have ever been to a library or even often and frequently spend time in the library, what do you feel?
Psychologically, experience When someone visits a library, they are divided into three groups, This experience will of course be different for each person. Let's take a look the complete explanation follows.
- Experience Physical
There are several people who are interested in the physical shape of the building and the unique interior design. Because I feel interested, they want to visit the place and it makes them feel be happy.
Likewise when someone is interested to come to a library that has a unique and magnificent design. Will The desire arose to go into it and look around every corner of the room. If successful, go inside, he will be happy that it can be done answer your curiosity and desires.
But this physical experience is easily forgotten. If it has become a normal thing to do, then most likely his interest will wane.
2. Emotional Experience
When discussing emotions, means there is emotional involvement in it. Emotions are the overflow of someone's heart within express his feelings. Emotions can take various forms, among them namely sad, like, angry, moved, annoyed, and others.
Even though it is intangible, it is an experience This emotion can be felt through actions and expressions. Like for example someone who gets friendly service from officers when they are there library, then a good impression will stick in his memory.
This emotional experience will be different for each person and can change every time he visits the library.
3. Spiritual Experience
Spiritual experience is a level the highest feeling a person feels when visiting the library. It said highest because this is related to inner peace which is not all people experience it.
It's no longer visualization or emotional be a consideration for someone to visit the library, but it is the comfort in his heart that attracted him to come. That feeling is not can be found elsewhere. For example, a comfortable and calm atmosphere felt by someone when in the library that makes it possible concentrate on doing something. Apart from that, it is easy to use Accessing the books you need is an important point of your role library.
How about it, librarian friends?, level Which one have you ever felt?? For those of you who have ever entered a library, definitely can study it. So, never get bored looking for references or just something visit because the library is there for and for anyone. Let's take advantage of it in the best way. Greetings Literacy!
Writer : I@
Source : Material on Indonesian National Librarianship Seminar with the title "Library Indonesia: from cost center to value center awareness” conveyed by Dr. Bonnie Suherman