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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Love these libraries!

I saw the link for this on Shelf Awareness (3/27/12) and it brought up a great article Reused Libraries Rejuevenate Communities. In the last few years a trend has developed where buildings that were originally used for something else have been renovated into new libraries. The results are quite unique, often save the area money and preserve a bit of history. These are just two examples from the article. Wouldn't you love to visit and just curl up with a good book?
This library was converted from an old barn in New Hampshire
Can you tell that this library in California was formerly a roller rink?

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4 comments:

  1. bermudaonionMarch 28, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    Wonderful! I love to see abandoned spaces given new life like that.

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  2. Jill BuckMarch 31, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    I love this idea. Are either of these close to you?

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  3. WrightyMarch 31, 2012 at 10:25 PM

    Don't they look wonderful? No they aren't near me, I live in NY state. I saw these pics on line and had to share!

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  4. Debbie's World of BooksApril 9, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Wow, I love that roller rink library. I wonder where in California it is. I would love to go check it out.

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