L. Arts Mini-Spark #32: Designing a Library

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain

In early November, 2017, China opened a futuristic library.  Check out articles and pictures  by clicking on the links below:

  1. http://fortune.com/2017/11/17/china-library-photos-tianjin-binhai/
  2. https://petapixel.com/2017/11/14/photos-new-futuristic-library-china-1-2-million-books/
  3. http://www.newsweek.com/tianjin-binhai-library-710828

There are some articles focused on a bit of controversy regarding the library including this article: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-futuristic-library-more-fiction-than-books-1776720

Read about China’s futuristic library and post a comment about something new you learned and/or your reaction to the library.  Take it a step further and design your own library.  What kind of books would you have in your library?  Furniture?

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