Austin's New Central Library

photo by John Anderson, posted Oct. 26, 2017. #2 of 31 photos.

Detail of a metal shade that hangs outside east-facing windows on the third and fourth floors. The word "Library" is meant to be readable from outside the library. Everything else – a treasure trove of quotes about libraries, reading, and learning from sources as diverse as Lady Bird Johnson and Peanuts – is meant to be read from inside the building.

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