Can you spot the library? (PICS)
deputy-dog.com — If you ’ve ever wanted to feel like an ant, head to the library in either Cardiff or Kansas: rather than using a traditional front to the building, both have decided to turn the premises into giant bookshelves, creating an extremely surreal experience for passers by.
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- MikeonTV, on 12/01/2007, -56/+36The only attraction in Kansas worth seeing, I'm sure.
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -9/+217The library is in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. There is no attraction in Kansas worth seeing. Trust me.
- fiendskull9, on 12/01/2007, -2/+28except for maybe the magical field of marijuana?
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -3/+4I wonder how well it would grow down there. Up here in Wisconsin it's great most of the year.
- franksands, on 12/01/2007, -5/+16I'm not from the US, so can any resident tell me why there is a Kansas City in Missouri? Is it to trick the tourists?
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -0/+19The City of Kansas City was named after the Kaw Indian tribe that occupied the area at the time. It was incorporated by the State of Missouri on Feb 22, 1853 as the City of Kansas (changed to Kansas City in 1889). Kansas, which I believe was named after the same Indian tribe, was admitted to the Union as the 34th State on January 29,1861, nearly eight years after The City of Kansas had been incorporated (in Missouri).
In short, they stole the name. Apparently to create confusion.- sgtbutterscotch, on 12/01/2007, -6/+1Isn't there a Kansas City in Kansas, though?
- sexybobo, on 12/01/2007, -3/+4Same city it just spews over into Kansas.
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3Oh, and nobody has to be tricked into *not* going to Kansas.
- PAStheLoD, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City%2C_MO-KS_ ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City%2C_Kansas
Yeah, it's USA.. never mind :] - CATSCEO, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2Its a city that is ON state borders, so there is Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO
- seanny19, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1yes
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -0/+19The City of Kansas City was named after the Kaw Indian tribe that occupied the area at the time. It was incorporated by the State of Missouri on Feb 22, 1853 as the City of Kansas (changed to Kansas City in 1889). Kansas, which I believe was named after the same Indian tribe, was admitted to the Union as the 34th State on January 29,1861, nearly eight years after The City of Kansas had been incorporated (in Missouri).
- kcpepper111, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2apparently you haven't been to Joyland.
- blazes816, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2Ha! Or the worlds largest hand dug well in Greensburg.
- Samburger, on 12/02/2007, -3/+3I live 10 minutes away from that library
- fiendskull9, on 12/01/2007, -2/+28except for maybe the magical field of marijuana?
- rabbro, on 12/01/2007, -2/+3and Cardiff
- kbro, on 12/01/2007, -20/+3Wow. That was really witty, mikeontv.
Spend all day thinking up that one?- kajoob, on 12/01/2007, -2/+14Pot. Meet kettle.
- AROZ, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2If we're talking Kansas City, I think there's some interesting architecture and since the city has a blues heritage, there might be some interesting places/clubs which revolve around that. I've never been though.
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Don't forget about the crazy little women here...
- sexybobo, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2We also have barbecue but you can only enjoy Blues and Barbecue for a short time before you get board and have to post on digg for fun.
- spikespeigel42, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1and our world-famous seven story buildings
- AROZ, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Many cities aren't famous for their skyscrapers.
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Don't forget about the crazy little women here...
- mcgannon2007, on 12/01/2007, -15/+1you're gay
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -9/+217The library is in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. There is no attraction in Kansas worth seeing. Trust me.
- numberneal, on 12/01/2007, -11/+182the architect who decided to make this temporary needs to wake up and smell the macchiato; he's about to commit his career's biggest blunder taking that masterpiece down. you could get george bush reading regularly with a place like that.
- MrBabyMan, on 12/01/2007, -7/+128god knows the print's large enough for him.
- MarkDykeman, on 12/01/2007, -2/+41yes, but multi-sillybable... uh, multisybilli... uh, what's that word? oh, right, multisyllable words "maht still be ah prob-lehmm"
- laserfish, on 12/01/2007, -11/+5It really is amazing what the Internet can turn into a Bush jab... I wonder, what's gonna happen when he's gone? You'll all die of boredom, I'm sure.
- colto, on 12/01/2007, -7/+2And you will have no one to worship apparently....
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 12/01/2007, -0/+18> "It really is amazing what the Internet can turn into a Bush jab... I wonder, what's gonna happen when he's gone? You'll all die of boredom, I'm sure."
Have you noticed how people still make fun of Bill Clinton? We'll be OK... - sgtbutterscotch, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1@Cl1mh4224rd
Actually no I haven't. Unless you mean about him possibly being the first man. So are you saying Laura will run for President in a few years as well? - harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2...There will be another president when he's gone that we'll all make fun of.
- Syphon8, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Dyslexia, hilarious.
- laserfish, on 12/01/2007, -11/+5It really is amazing what the Internet can turn into a Bush jab... I wonder, what's gonna happen when he's gone? You'll all die of boredom, I'm sure.
- MarkDykeman, on 12/01/2007, -2/+41yes, but multi-sillybable... uh, multisybilli... uh, what's that word? oh, right, multisyllable words "maht still be ah prob-lehmm"
- KSUdesigner, on 12/01/2007, -6/+41Not likely. Bush doesn't do well with big words.
- DickInyerhole, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2how do witty comments like this not get dugg up as much as someone making the obligatory George W Bush call does?
sad day for the internets- dawgma, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3Witty comments require a good sense of humor in the first place in order to appreciate it. Enough said.
- oneoverzero, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1This was posted later.
- eaterofpies, on 12/02/2007, -1/+0aw, come on, give him a chance. one of them was a children's book.
- aximbigfan, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Bush doesn't do well with _any_ words.
- DickInyerhole, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2how do witty comments like this not get dugg up as much as someone making the obligatory George W Bush call does?
- adrianmonk, on 12/01/2007, -1/+38Architects are not usually the ones who decide whether a building is temporary. Usually it's the owners of the building (or land or whatever) who decide that. Architects pretty much just design things.
Architects also do site master plans (for larger sites, like a college campus), but the owners often pay architects to create such a master plan and then proceed to ignore it and do what the leadership at the time wants.
And no, I'm not an architect, but my dad is.- dpknc84, on 12/01/2007, -1/+11Stop digging adrianmonk down, he's right in this case. Architechts don't have any say in this, numberneal is wrong.
It's like when you want to build a house and your architect gives you a design you don't quite like. You have the authority to ask him to change it, because you're paying for his services. He'll change it because he wants to be paid.
- dpknc84, on 12/01/2007, -1/+11Stop digging adrianmonk down, he's right in this case. Architechts don't have any say in this, numberneal is wrong.
- Oddefellowe, on 12/02/2007, -0/+0You should take this as a sign to read some Venturi.
- keeganspeck, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3We do NOT need that man getting any smarter. If Cheney gets even a semi-capable teammate, the world is ***** over big time.
- tracydanger, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1If don't know that George Bush reads a lot, then you're not very well informed.
- sambapati87, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3dude, seriously? is the bush joke really neccesary?
- FranksValli, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Actually, as someone else said above, George Bush actually reads a lot. I'm not defending him or anything, just want to set the facts straight.
- MrBabyMan, on 12/01/2007, -7/+128god knows the print's large enough for him.
- ggnictee, on 12/01/2007, -13/+98i miss libraries. we should give them more funding.
- majortom1981, on 12/01/2007, -0/+17Then actually go to the library budget vote and vote.
- jimrooney, on 12/01/2007, -13/+5Oh this will get modded down (and it should), but I can't help myself...
Imagine how many libraries we could fund if we'd get the hell out of Iraq?- timpkmn89, on 12/01/2007, -1/+8None because everyone would be bitching for a tax break/refund.
- Richandler, on 12/02/2007, -2/+1Well then you could by more books couldn't you? I think the answer is yes.
- harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -0/+5Relevance....?
- timpkmn89, on 12/01/2007, -1/+8None because everyone would be bitching for a tax break/refund.
- VegaObscura3, on 12/01/2007, -8/+9We don't need libraries nearly so much since the internet came along. Now you just go to google, enter whatever you want to know about, and you have hundreds of times the information you would with a library.
- Fhwqhgads, on 12/01/2007, -15/+2exactly. libraries are ancient history. some people need to accept that fact.
- Syphon8, on 12/02/2007, -2/+3Someone needs to convince the copyright nazis to actually let Google digitise all books.
- tracydanger, on 12/02/2007, -0/+5Wow, that comment is so very wrong. Library's are still the great equalizer. I work with many low-income families that can't afford the internet at home and they use the library to get internet access. Also, staring at a computer screen all day is not good for you. Real books are good for you, and you don't have to buy every one that you read if you use the library. Not to mention that my library has way more movies than Blockbuster and tons of CDs. Your world view is very small if you think that the internet has made libraries obsolete. Also, not to mention that there is usually a lot more effort put into the composition of published books than into web pages.
- Fhwqhgads, on 12/01/2007, -15/+2exactly. libraries are ancient history. some people need to accept that fact.
- nebbo, on 12/02/2007, -0/+6Since you want everyone else to fund libraries, how much have you donated to your local branch this year?
- secleinteer, on 12/02/2007, -4/+4It's much easier to just torrent literature as PDF e-books.
- revidium, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4My local libraries don't seem to have a funding problem. They seem to have an membership problem. If you miss the library, try visiting one.
- thespudmall, on 12/01/2007, -7/+32Looks like advertising to me!
- Narfmaster, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1That's one massively obvious Harry Potter book, right there. Actually two.
- otis12, on 12/01/2007, -4/+19This is very cool
- Zervas, on 12/01/2007, -8/+54Wow, this tells me to stay out of Cardiff. Pretty trashy books.
- padrebuf, on 12/01/2007, -1/+17you've read all those?
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -8/+7Yes, and when being well-read becomes something to be embarassed about, I'm sure I'll blush.
- padrebuf, on 12/01/2007, -0/+13good, so you can help us solve this, are they trashy books or not?
- GMorgan, on 12/01/2007, -0/+10Where is this in Cardiff. As someone who travels there everyday, I've never seen it.
- richardiscool, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6John Street
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -7/+1Does that cross "Trick Ln" and "Hooker Rd"?
- cinnix, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1Same here dude, I walked passed The Hayes build site on Tuesday and didn't see this. Im think that it might behind the UGC cinema at Mary Anne St (Bute Terrace I think). Definitely hidden away from the city centre.
- rabbro, on 12/01/2007, -0/+9Wow, there's a few people on Digg from Cardiff! :P
- gordeh, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3I used to live in Cardiff and cannot picture where this is. Looks quite fun. Like the sculptures on some of the roundabouts in Cardiff.
- FarmboyUK, on 12/01/2007, -5/+0Is this Cardiff, UK????? I have never seen it.
- ChuqAU, on 12/01/2007, -0/+9It's near the Torchwood building. You've probably never noticed it because it has a perception filter around it.
- phenom2k7, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Bute street.
Not really worth a look, it's basically several portacabins combined together, small and cramped.
- richardiscool, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6John Street
- mchugh22, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2I'm glad Catch-22 is on there
- KyleGoetz, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1I'll agree that that first wall doesn't have classics on it, but the other two pics have Catch-22, Lord of the Rings, Charlotte's Web, A Tale of Two Cities, Romeo and Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, and O Pioneers! Calling those trashy indicates your lack of intelligence (or that you only looked at the first picture).
- endgames, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Those classics are in Kansas City, not Cardiff. It's interesting the two cities when in opposite directions with their selections.
- padrebuf, on 12/01/2007, -1/+17you've read all those?
- proj48, on 12/01/2007, -6/+4Really cool
- MarkDykeman, on 12/01/2007, -0/+7as I've mentioned elsewhere, this is creative and brilliant!
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -3/+127I live in Kansas City, and the library is just as stunning as it looks in the pictures. There's also a small movie theater in the old vault downstairs. Our downtown is actually undergoing a revitalization right now, and this is a pretty neat part of it. There's also loads of people moving here from the Gulf Coast and California. It's a good time to be a Kansas Citian.
P.S. No one here owns cows.
P.P.S. Kansas City is in Missouri. FYI.- jealousjulie, on 12/01/2007, -3/+20Kansas City is in Kansas and Missouri ;)
And I agree with your comment above that there is nothing to see in Kansas. Unless you're a Nascar fan or whatever that Speedway is for. KC is a great place to live!- VincentVega12, on 12/01/2007, -3/+2I love how diggers pretend to be so enlightened and tell everyone else to "wake up," yet are so ignorant about everything else.
- saltywings, on 12/01/2007, -1/+4Downtown Kansas City is most definitely in Missouri...
- DiscoLando, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is in Missouri. Downtown Kansas City, Kansas is in Kansas.
Downtown Kansas City could be in either Kansas or Missouri unless otherwise specified.- brentinkc, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1First, the pictures were taken in KCMO. That should be specification enough.
Second, when someone uses Kansas City as a generic term, they are referring to KCMO. Always. Never, ever, when someone in Miami says that they're going to Kansas City, are they talking about going to Kansas. Never.
- brentinkc, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1First, the pictures were taken in KCMO. That should be specification enough.
- DiscoLando, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is in Missouri. Downtown Kansas City, Kansas is in Kansas.
- harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2When people say Kansas City, they really do not mean KCK. KCK is a suburb of KCMO.
- DiscoLando, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2No it's not. Kansas City, Kansas is a completely independent municipality. It is very much *not* a suburb of KC, MO.
- brentinkc, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2From Wikipedia:
"Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County (WyCo); it is part of the "Unified Government"[4] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 146,867. Situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers (Kaw Point),[5] the city is opposite Kansas City, Missouri, which anchors the metropolitan area, and is included in the bi-state Kansas City Metropolitan Area, it being the satellite city of the anchor city."
So, it's not a suburb, it's a "satellite city".
- brentinkc, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2From Wikipedia:
- DiscoLando, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2No it's not. Kansas City, Kansas is a completely independent municipality. It is very much *not* a suburb of KC, MO.
- amawg9, on 12/01/2007, -9/+3Sorry about the Royals. If your in Missouri don't stray to far from St. Louis.
- AeroSquid, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Yeah because besides the wonderful Cardinals you can also enjoy the second highest murder rate in the United States.
KC>StL - harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -1/+6***** you, Saint Louis blows.
- spikespeigel42, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2KC is bigger, anyway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Metropoli ...
- AeroSquid, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Yeah because besides the wonderful Cardinals you can also enjoy the second highest murder rate in the United States.
- AROZ, on 12/01/2007, -11/+2Was the Bible chosen?
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -6/+17Yes, but we keep it in the "fiction" section.
- harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -6/+4LOL MIDWEST MEENZ BIBLE LUVRS RITE GUYZ!!!!!
Suck a deezy.- AROZ, on 12/02/2007, -0/+5Are you insecure? The Bible is a major world text. Famed literary critic Northrop Frye said that whether you're a believer or not, the Bible is the text that everyone should read, at least to have an understanding of archetype.
- jealousjulie, on 12/01/2007, -3/+20Kansas City is in Kansas and Missouri ;)
- dynacrylic, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6Makes me realize how much the Library I work at sucks- no offense to the cookie cutter architect who designed it.
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Our library is cool, but it's not significant enough to have anything like a 'Car Park'(AKA a parking garage?) just for the library. In fact, it's rare that people go to the public library as the UW-Madison library, which is free, is a lot more complete. The public library is mostly for kids books and microfilm/fiche now.
Probably doesn't help that you can get just about anything on the internet now...- dynacrylic, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3Hence why libraries have to start looking to the future as opposed to honoring longstanding traditions.
The role of the library is changing; patrons are demanding alternate services and formats. Why would I want to go to a library where I can't eat or drink, can't get the latest and greatest, does not have free wireless internet access? I would rather go to Borders or some other book store for that. If the patrons want to access to more electronic resources from home, they need to be given it; if they want more movies and music- buy it for them; if they want more academic/scholarly articles- get them; if they want computers to use, mp3 players to borrow, projectors, rather tan tv, make it happen.- majortom1981, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3I work for a library also. We offer most if not all new dvd releases. We have a rent a movie from home where you actually download the movie on your computer using a library card. We are starting to allow people to check out blue ray discs.
we also have online audio books, free wifi anda teen room stocked with video games.- omgwthlol, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1lies
- majortom1981, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3I am not lying. Its the Huntington Public Library on Long Island.
Here is our homepage : http://hpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
Here is the link to the downloadable videos http://hpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/dwlvideos.htm Dont mind the page itself. Its being worked on.
See I wasn't lying. - majortom1981, on 12/01/2007, -0/+0You can also eat and drink in the library just not at the computers.
- ZigVicious, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1what's "rather tan tv"?
George Hamilton?
- majortom1981, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3I work for a library also. We offer most if not all new dvd releases. We have a rent a movie from home where you actually download the movie on your computer using a library card. We are starting to allow people to check out blue ray discs.
- dynacrylic, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3Hence why libraries have to start looking to the future as opposed to honoring longstanding traditions.
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Our library is cool, but it's not significant enough to have anything like a 'Car Park'(AKA a parking garage?) just for the library. In fact, it's rare that people go to the public library as the UW-Madison library, which is free, is a lot more complete. The public library is mostly for kids books and microfilm/fiche now.
- AThoughtOrTwo, on 12/01/2007, -1/+11Wouldn't it be more cool if they KEPT IT? and maybe expanded the idea?
Grocery stores would have - groceries adorning their fronts.
KMart would have - oh, it already does! - MagicCake, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3That's very cool, and I hope they keep it up, due to the fact that seeing it makes me want to read a book. Perfect for a place where you can get them.
- quisph, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3Agreed... They should apply the same principle to the Chicken Ranch Brothel.
- jealousjulie, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5Cardiff has more vibrant colors but I like that KC used classics.
- bustachops, on 12/01/2007, -2/+16Kansas City ≠ Kansas, and coming from someone who has lived in a lot of places and now resides in KC - this place has more culture and nightlife than most and it's only gonna get better
- bilgates, on 12/02/2007, -1/+1how do you do the not equal sign?
- jealousjulie, on 12/01/2007, -9/+1(dupe)
- MerryMortician, on 12/01/2007, -3/+46wonder how much the late fees are on one of those.
- Reedan, on 12/01/2007, -2/+23over nine thousand
- iofthestorm, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Perhaps a truly appropriate use of that meme. Good game, sir.
- sgoogle, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3Forget the late fee, imagine trying to get it home
- Jesusridesabike, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Iimagine reading it, jumping all over the page, it'd make some books alot more interesting, anyway!
Zing!
- Jesusridesabike, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Iimagine reading it, jumping all over the page, it'd make some books alot more interesting, anyway!
- Reedan, on 12/01/2007, -2/+23over nine thousand
- WesleyRiot, on 12/01/2007, -9/+2since when is Cardiff in Kansas?
stupid america, being named after Welsh places....- GMorgan, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2No that is actually Cardiff Wales. If you look at the entry the word croeso is there which is welcome in Welsh. Still don't know where in Cardiff that is and I'm sceptical because it isn't raining.
- dianebl, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6where does it say that Cardiff is in Kansas? The article (and blurb) are about TWO libraries. One in Cardiff, one in Kansas City.
- richardiscool, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1Retard.
- omgwthlol, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1you
- bdw3355, on 12/01/2007, -8/+1buried, not in Kansas
- adrianmonk, on 12/01/2007, -1/+0This was buried why exactly? According to http://www.kclibrary.org/about/locations.cfm?locID ... , the library is at:
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
The "MO" is the postal abbreviation for Missouri. If it were in Kansas, it would have said "Kansas City, KS".- quisph, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Maybe because that's a petty reason for burying it, and misses the point entirely.
- adrianmonk, on 12/01/2007, -1/+0This was buried why exactly? According to http://www.kclibrary.org/about/locations.cfm?locID ... , the library is at:
- likeyehokwhatev, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1I don't know. I guess it beats the plain architecture often seen these days. But I'd still rather see the more classical-ish style you see on older buildings.
- JerodSlay, on 12/01/2007, -4/+3I like the Santa Monica Public Library
http://images.google.com/images?q=santa+monica+lib ... - D3koy, on 12/01/2007, -0/+11What do you think were the criteria for the books used for Cardiff?
-Have pages
-be a book in the library - mburk, on 12/01/2007, -7/+7I love how there's not a single piece of classic literature in the stack. It's all Dan Brown and other contemporary bs. Way to go!
- SirSandGoblin, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2It was actually deliberate, a statement about how those books are throwaway and not going to last, just like that building, which is only temporary while they build the proper library.
- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Apparently you didn't see Romeo and Juliet
- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -2/+17Uh, Tale of Two Cities? Farenheit 451? Catch 22? Are you an idiot? There's plenty of classics...
I know you'd get off on it, but the PHP reference guide and a 'How to Program C++' book wouldn't look very good up there.- sloonark, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3Uh, I think mburk was clearly referring to the Cardiff one, where trash novels seem to be the preference.
- KingGorilla, on 12/01/2007, -1/+1Woah slow down on your high horse there
- realjames, on 12/01/2007, -2/+3Wanna hear something even more crazy? In Kansas City, that's actually the library parking garage, not the building itself.
I got a chance to see it over Thanksgiving. - cinnix, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Anyone from Cardiff here? Where exactly is the new library being built?
I walked passed the build site at The Hayes a couple of days ago and this wasn't there, I wanna see this in person. Is it being built opposite Mary Anne St?- richardiscool, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5This is the temporary library on John St. The new library is being built on The Hayes, it's opening the same time as St. Davids 2.
- cinnix, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Ahhhh rite, Diolch yn fawr :)
- omgwthlol, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1wut
- cinnix, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2Ahhhh rite, Diolch yn fawr :)
- phenom2k7, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2In-front of the Marriot hotel I think.
- richardiscool, on 12/01/2007, -1/+5This is the temporary library on John St. The new library is being built on The Hayes, it's opening the same time as St. Davids 2.
- KingRat6, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare definitely isn't that wide but other than that pretty sweet.
Oh yeah and Dan Brown books might be interesting for a beach read but, as literature that is far from timeless, it is out of place on a library facade.- MacGyver2210, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1Dan Brown books are only there because if you look really closely at the giant book spine, it has a secret code embossed around the title...
- tjlemon, on 12/03/2007, -0/+0I thought the exact same thing- of all the brilliant work out there, they choose to put disposable bestsellers by Dan Brown and Sidney Sheldon- nothing worth reading.
- BIGJHUB, on 12/01/2007, -0/+9there is going to be mess when it rains.
- ez12a, on 12/01/2007, -2/+68What is this? A library for ANTS? How are people supposed to get inside when they cant even fit inside the building.
- Mellowman999, on 12/01/2007, -0/+36It needs to be at least...three times bigger than that.
- lordsteve, on 12/01/2007, -1/+2I clicked the comments button specifically to find this comment. Surprised it was so far down.
- AlMightyBob90, on 12/02/2007, -1/+2*facial pose*
- vocalyouth, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Deputydog is probably the most consistently interesting blog out there. Nice to see it on the front of Digg again.
- stevevsworld, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1I think I'll wait til this is on the front page next week to look
- Beowulf2112, on 12/01/2007, -2/+0Cool
- rayok, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1Cripes apart from reeling from the fact that Cardiff has finally hit the web (hey it's Wales you know boyo) the "Old" library was better, Victorian grandeur and splendor - now a museum as seen here
http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?Parent_Direc ...
Croeso i'r Cymru - Wizer04, on 12/01/2007, -1/+6Lord of the Rings is there.
- omgwthlol, on 12/01/2007, -6/+2liar
- KingGorilla, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1liar
- fluxion, on 12/01/2007, -1/+3i was gonna comment on how all these books suck, then bam, LOTR ftw:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/418008212_d0e12 ...- lime148, on 12/01/2007, -2/+2You'd still be right.
- SingerSirCoda, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1And is apparently shorter than Romeo and Juliet.
- omgwthlol, on 12/01/2007, -6/+2liar
- maus56, on 12/01/2007, -1/+13Dugg for Catch-22
- KungFuJesus, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1agreed.
best book ever
- KungFuJesus, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1agreed.
- Mellowman999, on 12/01/2007, -1/+0Lots of those books sucked. I mean "O Pioneers!"? Why? *****, ***** book. Way to go Tolkien though.
- theproxyguy, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Pretty neat. It's nice to see there is still ingenuity out there.
- bingobongony, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1Maybe there is,but this is not an example of that.
- Slackdragon, on 12/01/2007, -1/+21I wonder what the Adult Toy Store looks like in that town.
- minimalist147, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1LOL
- evanmyers, on 12/01/2007, -0/+10Actually, there's both Kansas City, Kansas AND Kansas City, Missouri.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri- brentinkc, on 12/01/2007, -0/+5Yes, but the generic "Kansas City" is in reference to Kansas City, Missouri.
- saltywings, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Downtown Kansas City is in Missouri
- harpwn, on 12/02/2007, -5/+2Thanks for informing me about where I live.
it's Missouri. (pronounced misso-ruh)- mikestro, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4mih-ZUR-ee
:) - duke, on 12/02/2007, -0/+3@harpwn -- Not among educated people . . . .
- mikestro, on 12/02/2007, -0/+4mih-ZUR-ee
- chadfaaborg, on 12/01/2007, -8/+2How is this clever at all? It's as if the architect was a third grader who takes everything completely literal.
How can I design a library facade?.....Well, libraries have lots of books so.....I know, I'll just make the library look like a giant book shelf. I can get my cousin, Jimmy to do one of those automobile-wrappings around.
Yeah....brilliant!- Richandler, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Sorry, but on digg intelligence is an option not a requirement. Most people here love books, they just never read them.
- KarlH, on 12/01/2007, -2/+3Funny, I don't remember Charlotte's Web being as thick as the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. Must be the Extended Edition.
- aacase, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3it's the large print version
- billbillbilly, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1or braile
- aacase, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3it's the large print version
- techjunkie83, on 12/01/2007, -4/+2You guys are all wrong...it's spelled "libary".
- minimalist147, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Liberry fool!
- spikespeigel42, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Chill out, go eat some strawbrarys
- minimalist147, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1Liberry fool!
- shootsfired, on 12/01/2007, -3/+2Any books about Lesbians painted on the Library building?
- minimalist147, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1picture books please :)
- billbillbilly, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1all you could understand eh?
- minimalist147, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1picture books please :)
- eldridgea, on 12/01/2007, -3/+1@MarkDykeman
polysyllabic- Namaha, on 12/01/2007, -0/+4Ever heard of the reply button?
- lime148, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Nope.
- bingobongony, on 12/01/2007, -3/+4I spotted it right away.
- Gemfinder, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1Outstanding! Since the '60s, architecture in America has gotten so dowdy. Let's have a little passion! It's not like we don't have the ingenuity and engineering skills, go for it and make a building look as cool as this.
And I agree with the article comment about changing the titles yearly. - venezian, on 12/01/2007, -2/+1why does the Mazda in the second picture have a euro plate on?
- aacase, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6because it's in Europe..
- RevToTheRedline, on 12/01/2007, -0/+3:)
- aacase, on 12/01/2007, -0/+6because it's in Europe..
- DeadFox1, on 12/01/2007, -3/+2that's photoshopped!! the reflections are all wrong.
- SLockhart, on 12/01/2007, -0/+1Forget the library. I'd like to see the factory that prints those books.
- coollettuce, on 12/01/2007, -0/+2Wow that gave me the urge to read something. Anyone know a good book?
- Twenty, on 12/01/2007, -0/+5Dugg for libraries.
- antdude, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1They should do the same for movies.
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