I meant to post this ages ago from Fast Company Co.Design:

“At the University of Amsterdam, Dutch designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers converted an existing 27,000-square-foot library into a massive study hall — without any visible books — to accommodate the 1,500 to 2,000 students who visit daily.”

A library without books? Gasp! The photographs show a little more minimalism than I usually like, but I think it’s a great display of redirecting focus away from accommodating books and looking toward accommodating people.

Cute book! Cute libraries! I want to be a school-aged child in one of these beauties. The green library is adorable…

From the L!brary Intiative Website:

“Since it launched a decade ago, the L!brary Initiative, the program to build or refurbish libraries in New York City public schools, has made books accessible to thousands of kids. Now the initiative has a book of its own. The L!brary Book: Design Collaborations in the Public Schools (Princeton Architectural Press) documents the unique partnership between the New York City Department of Education, the Robin Hood Foundation, and architects, designers, artists and illustrators that has produced 56 libraries (to date) in schools across the five boroughs.”

Found on Librarian.net