The WB wants to be known as a knowledge bank. But without a bookstore? Really?
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Francisco Obreque
10 years ago
keep it! it's a bridge with the external work in DC
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Aglaia Zafeirakou
10 years ago
This is not a good decision. The public face of the WB in DC is closing down! You may cut the budget for the various information publications of the WB but not this! So many delegations and students are coming in to find the right book on development. This is a big mistake!
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Agnes Kiss
10 years ago
The World Bank needs to provide a friendly, accessible and informative face to the world. A website is not sufficient outreach to our public constituency!
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Fernanda Pacheco
10 years ago
We can always find great presents and great books.
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Martine Wauters
10 years ago
Please keep the infoshop/bookstore open.
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George Butler
10 years ago
Don't close it! It is a great resource. What about looking at the format and adding a café.
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Johanne Angers
10 years ago
So glad to note that effort is being made to keep it open--this is a gem store
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Anne Njuguna
10 years ago
Please keep the Infoshop open and consider reconfiguring the space instead.
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Peter Kristensen
10 years ago
The space could be used as a walk-in info place, with spaces to look up info, get connected to programs or staff, careers, and as a tool for better engaging clients, civil society and development partners. It would be a very visible contribution to our commitment for transparency and openness.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Amidst all the advantages of reading with the mouse, the bookstore also serves like a World Bank souvenir store. It should be redesigned as such.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Please keep this open in some form - is so wonderful to have a bricks and mortar bookstore in the vicinity. The online stores are just not the same and don't promote browsing or the art of reading in the same way as a physical apace.
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Doug Zeng
10 years ago
It's an important window for people to know about the WBG, and it's worth keeping it.
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saskia roskam
10 years ago
The Infoshop is an unique treasure trove!
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Mphatso Matenda
10 years ago
The info shop is not only a great space for the public, but Bank staff as well. In my 30 years on this earth, and my 26 years in Washington, it has been a staple part of the World Bank Group and my experience in DC while going through school. It is a landmark.. does it need revamping? Yes, of course, but not shut down. There are a lot of cool things that could be done to it: it can become an interactive space.
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Aude-Sophie Rodella
10 years ago
A worthy window on the World, from the Bank and beyond
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Laura Bennett
10 years ago
This bookstore contains carefully curated, hard-to-find books that I depend on for my research as a writer of screenplays that treat the human experience of international issues.
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Theo Thomas
10 years ago
Could usefully be merged into a visitors center. It would be good to maintain a physical access point.
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Juan Blazquez
10 years ago
Please keep the Infoshop open and increase its role as the bridge to the public on what we do.
Thanks,
Juan
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Richard Olowo
10 years ago
This is a great resource for a knowledge Bank and is well worth the cost of maintaining with a revamp as needed.
The WB wants to be known as a knowledge bank. But without a bookstore? Really?
keep it! it's a bridge with the external work in DC
This is not a good decision. The public face of the WB in DC is closing down! You may cut the budget for the various information publications of the WB but not this! So many delegations and students are coming in to find the right book on development. This is a big mistake!
The World Bank needs to provide a friendly, accessible and informative face to the world. A website is not sufficient outreach to our public constituency!
We can always find great presents and great books.
Please keep the infoshop/bookstore open.
Don't close it! It is a great resource. What about looking at the format and adding a café.
So glad to note that effort is being made to keep it open--this is a gem store
Please keep the Infoshop open and consider reconfiguring the space instead.
The space could be used as a walk-in info place, with spaces to look up info, get connected to programs or staff, careers, and as a tool for better engaging clients, civil society and development partners. It would be a very visible contribution to our commitment for transparency and openness.
Amidst all the advantages of reading with the mouse, the bookstore also serves like a World Bank souvenir store. It should be redesigned as such.
Please keep this open in some form - is so wonderful to have a bricks and mortar bookstore in the vicinity. The online stores are just not the same and don't promote browsing or the art of reading in the same way as a physical apace.
It's an important window for people to know about the WBG, and it's worth keeping it.
The Infoshop is an unique treasure trove!
The info shop is not only a great space for the public, but Bank staff as well. In my 30 years on this earth, and my 26 years in Washington, it has been a staple part of the World Bank Group and my experience in DC while going through school. It is a landmark.. does it need revamping? Yes, of course, but not shut down. There are a lot of cool things that could be done to it: it can become an interactive space.
A worthy window on the World, from the Bank and beyond
This bookstore contains carefully curated, hard-to-find books that I depend on for my research as a writer of screenplays that treat the human experience of international issues.
Could usefully be merged into a visitors center. It would be good to maintain a physical access point.
Please keep the Infoshop open and increase its role as the bridge to the public on what we do. Thanks, Juan
This is a great resource for a knowledge Bank and is well worth the cost of maintaining with a revamp as needed.