Notes on the Writing Life: libraries

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

The most beautiful library imaginable

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No, I confess I never expected to find the most beautiful library in the world (surely) in Kansas City: The Kansas City Public Library. A former bank, it's been made over into a library with a coffee shop, theater, communtity spaces -- all those things an ideal library should have. The former vault is a video room: how perfect. There's an out-door life-size chess game. I could go on and on.

This is the entry:




















This is looking into the coffee shop area:


The event itself was with me and UK author Rebecca Stott. I'd read about her historical mystery, Ghostwalk, and it was a pleasure to meet her. A great evening.

(Photo below: Rebecca and me with Roger and Vivien from RainyDayBooks.)
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