This book-themed bike rack can be found at the Livermore Public Library in California.
Perhaps my Logan Square public library branch could prepare for bikers in the warm season by having community artists design more bike racks near the library entrance. I found many lovely designs online.
Artist Ries Niemi
Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salt_Lake_City_Public_Library_-IMG_1759.JPG
Heart shaped bike racks in Los Angeles, California. Source: http://www.travelinlocal.com/an-artistic-bike-rack-tour-of-downtown-los-angeles/
Butterfly bike rack. cute.. Source: https://metalmagiccreations.com/Misc.html
May 30, 2012 Update:
More creative bike rack sculptures to help make connections to library materials:
New York City bike rack art. Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2008/11/03/is-it-a-bike-rack-or-is-it-art/
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Giant squid bike rack in Seattle, WA. Source: http://www.bikeblognyc.com/2012/05/the-squid-and-the-whale-of-a-bike-rack/
Fish shaped bike rack in Oakland, CA. Source: http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/bike-rack.html
Filed under: Library Exteriors Tagged: | art, bike, California, Chicago Public Library, Library, rack, Utah
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