I recently visited a branch library of the Glendale Public Library in Glendale, Arizona and was treated to some amazing art. I thought it might be fun for you to see what libraries are doing in other areas! Glendale has a program in place that provides commissioned art for libraries. These three pieces cost more than $500,000. Paid for by tax dollars, but not directly by the libraries. The first piece is called "the Magic Door" and is the entrance to the library's children's story hour room. Viewed at eye level, things on the inside are a bit distorted and is to make a child feel like he/she is headed into a world of their own. The second piece is a 20+ foot painting of all the animals in the sonoran desert as they would be during a 24 hour period. Beginning at one end you see animals during the early morning darkness hours and progress through an entire day. It is a beautiful painting and is labeled with all the animals of the desert. some of them you have to hunt carefully for. You could spend quite a bit of time checking this painting out! The last piece is called Sun and Moon and is made of 1000's of pieces of hand blown glass. It's suspended from the ceiling of their entry way and is very impressive. I have to tell you that this branch library was all on one level and wasn't much bigger than the Spencer or Orange City library. Very impressive.
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