I’m not a big fan of public art to start with. But I wonder about the folks who selected the
“art” for the library. Is anyone inspired by old bottles hanging over the
stairwell? And then, there’s the two
story high mosaic by the parking lot entrance.
It was a great idea. You fill
bookshelves with books of different colored spines, and when you stand back far
enough a pixelated image of a librarian urging you to be quiet appears. The problem is - you can’t stand back far
enough to actually SEE the image. At least it photographs nicely.
Unfortunately, the City Council decided to raid the City’s rainy
day reserves to pay for library construction, just as the country was entering
into the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Now they’re cutting programs and
services. It will be interesting to see
how they keep the library open.
