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Render libraries #821

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wmisener opened this issue Mar 11, 2023 · 1 comment · Fixed by #1014
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Render libraries #821

wmisener opened this issue Mar 11, 2023 · 1 comment · Fixed by #1014
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@wmisener
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Libraries are anchor institutions in a community, providing a variety of services. Rendering them in the style would make progress on #435 and #692.

An obvious rendering choice would be some sort of book. Carto and maki both have open books:
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A side profile is also a common icon (NPS and Rontgen):
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Alternatively, we could evoke the MUTCD, which depicts a person reading:
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Another option is a neoclassical columned building, as suggested for a museum (#820) or town hall (#794), maybe evoking a Carnegie library. But I fear that icon idea is too tied up in a specific detail of American history, and a book would be more distinctive and clear. We could even render bookstores with the same icon, but in a shop color. This is the approach Carto takes:
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I think libraries best fit into the "attraction" category, which is of undecided color in the style, maybe brown (see #820).

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I like the MUTCD version, though the book would be fine. I agree that the Carnegie library style is too specific; either of the other options is much easier to understand at a glance.

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