Kansas City, Missouri -
Entire City Block of Giant Books
22 book spines, 25 feet high, held in place by two glass elevator bookends. It's a parking garage; the library is next door. Stop by and see if you agree with the selected titles.
- Address:
- 112 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO
- Directions:
- Kansas City Public Library: Special Collections. North side of W. 10th St., between Wyandotte St. and Baltimore Ave.
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Kansas City Library Books The side of the Kansas City Missouri library are library books down the entire side of the building. [Jennifer Joffe, 02/13/2011]
Big Books, Library Parking Garage Since 2005, library patrons and others have been able to park in a more literary manner in Kansas City. That’s because the library constructed a 485-space parking facility that is the World’s Biggest Bookshelf, holding 22 books that are 25-feet high held in place by two glass elevator bookends.
The unique project adds a whimsical break from the usual cityscape that takes up the entire block. The titles that were chosen to grace the façade were submitted by Kansas City citizens and then reviewed and approved by the library Board of Trustees. Adjacent to the entry stairs are precast concrete books stacked along the edges. [Phil Pasquini, 06/10/2009]
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