[youtube]http://youtu.be/tUR3mEp26eE[/youtube] Welcome to the Book Hive, a large-scale interactive sculpture created by Rusty Squid to celebrate 400 years of public libraries in Bristol, UK. The Hive is a swarm of animated books within hexagonal cells that open and close. The Hive will continue to expand until it contains 400 books, one for each year. The project was funded by Arts Council England, whose regional director Phil Gibby states: We believe that everyone, particularly children and young people, should have the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts, museums and libraries, and by supporting excellent projects like Book Hive, we can bring together the...
A Drone in the Library
[youtube]http://youtu.be/r9FMlv5a_FI[/youtube] We waited until the library closed—we didn't want to scare the pants off our patrons—and at twilight we set forth on our mission: to document the main branch on video from angles rarely seen by our visitors. Lucy IV is a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone, and when loaded up with the camera equipment—in this case alternating between a GoPro and an iPhone—she weighs just around 2 lbs. Finally, the use of a drone for the public good. Three cheers for the NYPL! Flying a Drone Around the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building | The New York Public Library.
An Animated Plea for the Public Library
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-YB-f1VEhTc[/youtube] James Braithwaite and Josh Raskin make some powerful short videos. In 2008 their video I Met the Walrus, documenting a 1969 John Lennon interview by a 14-year-old, was nominated for an Academy Award and won a 2009 Emmy Award and a 2010 YouTube/ Guggenheim Award. Now they turn their attention to the plight of the Toronto Public Library, the most active public library in North America, with Our Public Library. One can substitute any library anywhere in North America and the same tragic story is being played out. The same chronic political neglect and diminishing budgets are endangering libraries everywhere. Enough already! h/t...
Book Hatchery: What I learned about books on my visit to a salmon hatchery
I recently had the pleasure to accompany my daughter and her 3rd/4th grade class on a three night camping trip to the Mt. Baker wilderness in Washington State. The goal of the trip was to teach the kids about watersheds, ecosystems, and our role and place within them and for the kids to get to know each other a little better at the outset of the school year. For me, it was 4 days of being completely unplugged and off the grid. One of the activities was a trip to the Baker Lake Salmon Hatchery, a state-of-the-art facility run by...
Occupy-style Library Rises in Istanbul
Taksim Gezi Park is the Zuccotti Park of Istanbul. It has quickly become the nerve center for the protesters. In true Occupy-fashion a library has come together in less than a week to serve the faithful.Fingers crossed they don't meet the same end.Images via Onedio and Hurriyet Previously on Book Patrol:The Life and Death of the Great American People's LibraryBookish signs of the OWS movementThe Needs of the Occupy Wall Street LibraryProtest Library