Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries by Johnson, Alex
Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries by Johnson, Alex

Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries

How do you use your local library? Does it arrive at your door on the back of...
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Author: Alex Johnson
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Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries by Johnson, Alex

Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries

$103.83
Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries by Johnson, Alex

Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries

$103.83
Author: Alex Johnson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
How do you use your local library? Does it arrive at your door on the back of an elephant? Can it float down the river to you? Or does it occupy a phone booth by the side of the road?

Public libraries are a cornerstone of modern civilization, yet like the books in them, libraries face an uncertain future in an increasingly digital world. Undaunted, librarians around the globe are thinking up astonishing ways of reaching those in reading need, whether by bike in Chicago, boat in Laos, or donkey in Colombia. Improbable Libraries showcases a wide range of unforgettable, never-before-seen images and interviews with librarians who are overcoming geographic, economic, and political difficulties to bring the written word to an eager audience. Alex Johnson charts the changing face of library architecture, as temporary pop-ups rub shoulders with monumental brick-and-mortar structures, and many libraries expand their mission to function as true community centers. To take just one example: the open-air Garden Library in Tel Aviv, located in a park near the city's main bus station, supports asylum seekers and migrant workers with a stock of 3,500 volumes in sixteen different languages.

Beautifully illustrated with two hundred and fifty color photographs, Improbable Libraries offers a breathtaking tour of the places that bring us together and provide education, entertainment, culture, and so much more. From the rise of the egalitarian Little Free Library movement to the growth in luxury hotel libraries, the communal book revolution means you'll never be far from the perfect next read.

Author: Alex Johnson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 04/16/2015
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 7.30h x 7.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780226263694


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/2015 pg. 84

About the Author
Alex Johnson is a journalist at the UK's Independent newspaper and editorial consultant for several charities. He lives with his wife and three children in St Albans, UK. Both of his parents are librarians.
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