The Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has built a very nifty space for Sao Paolo's Livraria da Vila. My favorite feature is the pivoting bookshelves that serve as doors, but the rest of the store is equally cool. Check it out here.--David E

I missed this bit of public art when it was installed last year in San Francisco. "Language of Birds" by Brian Goggin (with Dorka Keehn) consists of 23 polycarbonate books suspended above the corner of Broadway and Columbus avenues. The solar panels that power the sculpture are atop City Lights Bookstore, half a block away. … Continue reading Words Take Wing

Earlier, I told you about flooding at the Louisville Public Library. Today, I'm happy to report that the city's main branch has opened, only 23 days after it was inundated and a full ten days ahead of schedule.Details are here.--David E