Notes on the Writing Life: The most beautiful library imaginable

Notes on the Writing Life

Notes on the Writing Life

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.)

2 comments:

Tess said...

Very, very, very cool! What a place to hang out. I fear I'd never want to leave!!!

Sandra Gulland. said...

I felt the same way, Tess. It's breathtaking.

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