Library Visits Continued (2 of 3)

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Library Visits Continued (2 of 3)

For Christmas, I ordered a cookbook on line as a gift and found out too late that it would be delivered after the holiday. So I thought I would get a substitute to take its place under the tree; something to give a hint of what was to come. What better place to look than the “Friends of the Library” section in many of our local libraries?

Off I went to check them out. In the back of my mind I was hopeful that I would find some more examples of creativity as well. I wasn’t disappointed.

At the Newbury Park Library, there was a multitude of paper 
cranes in all colors and sizes descending from the rafters.



In the Thousand Oaks Library I found this stack of books... 
folded pages create symbols, textures, even the word "Read".  

I thought these were really cool examples of creativity. 

But are you seeing a theme emerge here, or is it just me? As I was putting this together, I realized all these displays involved paper folding in one form or other. And then, as if to anticipate today's post, one of this blog's subscribers read yesterday's post and reached out to share this with me:

"Hi Lauren, I just looked at your recent post and it reminded me of the paper art we saw at Longwood gardens this year. It was fascinating how this artist took a book and sculpted/folded the pages to create what’s seen. We all were amazed!!"




I'm amazed too! 
(and thanks for sharing)









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