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Libraries Around the World: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Biblioteca Pública Infantil e Juvenil de Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte Children's and Youth Public Library)
^ The comic book section of the library.
"Gibi" is one of the words for "comic books", so gibiteca is a pun; the "biblio" part of "biblioteca" (library) is a reference to books, so a "gibiteca" is a comic book library.
liberals of america, why is it so important to expose children to men performing the sexuality associated with prostitution? Why are drag queen children's reading hours the hill to die on? What the fuck is your political ideology at this point?
The children's section of my town's brand-new library is hella rad.
Picture Book Museum in Iwaki City, Japan. Designed by Tadao Ando.
Photo credit © Flickr: Ken Lee 2010
(via Architecture | Architectuul)
Sensing subversion, China throws the book at kids' libraries
PICUN, CHINA — When she got off school last Thursday, Huang Qiufeng, the high spirited 12-year old daughter of migrant workers, dropped by the local library in this scruffy village on the outskirts of Beijing, as she does from time to time.
She found it closed, replaced by a convenience store. The brightly painted letters on the wall spelling out “BOOK” were obscured by shelves full of instant noodles.
“The people here were very nice and I really liked the library,” Qiufeng said. “But now it’s gone.”
And so had ten other children’s libraries across China run by Li Ren, an educational charity. The libraries are among the victims of a sweeping orthodoxy laid down by President Xi Jinping, who continues to consolidate his power. While crackdowns on budding expression here come and go, the new variant is spreading its net more widely, ensnaring even prominent moderate voices.
Read the entire piece here.
SUPER fortunate to work where I do. This is what our Children's department looks like, and I always love going down there to visit :)
17 Creative Children's Libraries
Libraries are like a playground for your mind, and sometimes, children’s libraries can even look like playgrounds. We love it when a library is as imaginative and creative as the stories that fill them.
To celebrate the magic of children’s libraries we found some of the most creative children’s libraries around the world:
Brentwood Children’s Library in TN
Photo via Kyle Dreier Photography and Pinterest
Cerritos Millennium Library in Cerritos, CA
Photo via Victor Rocha Photo via Victorrochajr on Flickr
Franklin Lakes, NJ Public Library
Photo via American Libraries Magazine
Central Library in Kansas City, MO
Photo via Kansas City Public Library
Plainfield, NJ Public Library
Photo via American Libraries Magazine
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in Memphis, TN
Photo via Urbanart73
Camarillo Public Library in Camarillo, CA
Photo via Gbucknor
Fairfield Public Children’s Library in CT
Photo via argyledesign.com
Bridge City Elementary School Library in TX
Photo via American Libraries Magazine
Children’s Library at Keller Public Library in TX
Photo via Pinterest
The Library of Muyinga in Burundi, Africa
Photo via Dezeen
Levi Yitzchak Children’s Library, Cedarhurst, NY
Photo via American Libraries Magazine
Minneapolis Central Library in MN
Photo via Earthworm
Cliffside Park Public Library in Cliffside Park, NJ
Photo via cliffsidepark.bccls.org
Clinton-Macomb Public Library in Macomb, MI
Photo via PrettyEmmy
ImaginOn Children’s Theater and Public Library in Charlotte, NC
Photo via ImaginOn.org
High Bridge Library in the Bronx, NY
Photo via Flickr MBDT
Which library would you love to visit with your little one?
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