#CENTRAL LIBRARY

[obsessedbyneon]

Central Library in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Centrale bilbiotheek), 1983. Designed by Jaap Bakema and Hans Boot (Broek & Bakema).

The interior was demolished (hollowed out) and will be made hell-white.

[richwall101]

Bristol Central Library & Abbey Gatehouse

Bristol Central Library is a historic building on the south side of College Green, Bristol, England. It contains the main collections of Bristol's public library. Built in 1906 by Charles Holden, its design was influential in the development of Edwardian Free Style architecture. Holden would later go on to build the Edward VII Memorial Wing of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, giving Bristol two of its most highly regarded Edwardian buildings. The Library has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building.

Top image shows the front elevation the lower image shows the rear elevation which is built in an architectural style after C.R. Mackintosh The West front of Bristol Cathedral is also visible.

The Great Gatehouse Sited beside the Central Library (Top Image) also known as the Abbey Gatehouse, is a historic building on the south side of College Green in Bristol, England. Its earliest parts date back to around 1170. It was the gatehouse for St Augustine's Abbey, which was the precursor of Bristol Cathedral. The gatehouse stands to the cathedral's west, and to its own west it is abutted by the Bristol Central Library building. The library's architectural design incorporated many of the gatehouse's features.

The sculptural decorations on the archways of the gatehouse contain early examples of the use of pointed arches in England. The gatehouse has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building

[thebaronofvenicebeach]

Appreciation Post for the Los Angeles Public Library's Central Branch

And the Bloodlines Modding Community's commitment to recovering Troika's really spot on work in recreating it.

[atlantathecity]

I really like these stairs at the Central Library in Downtown. Especially with the rays of sunlight on them.

[knihovnachrastany]

Poised to become one of the largest libraries in China, the new Wuhan Central Library combines traditional and non-traditional functions with diverse study, living room, reading, and studio spaces. The 140,000-square-metre project  connects to its surroundings via three large openings that will act as visual displays of life inside the building, sparking curiosity and intrigue. This distinctive, three-faced flowing shape celebrates the position of the “city of 100 lakes” at the confluence of two rivers, and will become a new recognisable landmark for Wuhan.

https://mvrdv.com/projects/895/wuhan-library

[coochiequeens]

Family friendly and diaper fetish don’t belong in the same sentence.

A Canadian cartoon artist who came under fire for creating diaper fetish art based on real babies is set to speak at a family-friendly event at the Central Library in Sheffield, UK.

On February 27, Sheffield Libraries will be hosting an Author Event with Sophie Labelle, the Canadian artist behind the Assigned Male franchise, at their central location. The Eventbrite page, which now lists tickets as being sold out, invites members of the community to attend and hear “acclaimed trans cartoonist Sophie Labelle speak about her art and activism.”

Using feminine pronouns to refer to Labelle, the listing goes on to describe him as a “neurodivergent trans cartoonist and novelist from Montréal, in French Canada,” and references Labelle’s comic franchise Assigned Male, which was first published in 2014. The Sheffield Libraries event page goes on to state that at the talk, Labelle will also “speak about her art and activism, her artistic process, building community through art and growing up trans.”

On February 14, Sheffield Libraries put out a call on social media reminding the community of the upcoming event, but has since deleted the posts. In addition to the library event in Sheffield, Labelle will also be speaking inEdinburgh at Kafe Kweer.

Word of Labelle’s event has caused some concern from members of the public, who note that the Canadian artist has a disturbing history with utilizing children in fetish art.

In February of 2021, Labelle came under widespread scrutiny after it was discovered that he had quietly been producing and posting diaper fetish art on secret social media accounts, as well as furry fetish site “FurAffinity.”

WafflesArt, Labelle’s now-deleted alternate online persona, was an “adult baby/diaper lifestyle” and “diaper fur” aficionado account which published Labelle’s drawings of anthropomorphic baby animal characters modeling in diapers, onesies, and behaving like toddlers.

The art is part of a fetish subculture known as paraphilic infantilism in which adults become sexually aroused by acting and dressing like babies. 

It was also learned that Labelle had used photos of real babies as “models” for his fetish art, taking pictures of toddlers from around the internet and utilizing them as reference points.

Internet sleuths were the first to connect Labelle to the accounts using post history and art style. Facing the beginnings of a scandal, Labelle attempted to “come out” as a ‘little’ on Facebook — a person who role-plays as a child during sexual encounters, connecting it to his transgender identity.

“Littleness and littlespace are mindsets in which adults regress to carefree and responsibility-free safety,” Labelle wrote in the post continuing, “In the past, many trans people’s lives, especially trans women’s, have been broken after being outed as littles, which is why I chose early on to avoid mentioning it.” He also stated the purpose of role-playing as a baby served the purpose of “connecting” with an “inner-child” for transgender people.

As backlash on social media increased, Labelle then admitted to creating the “diaperfur” art, but stated he “refused to be shamed for it,” and accused his critics of transphobia despite the fact many had even been transgender themselves.

In addition to his “furry” fetish, Labelle also appeared to have extended his affinity for the childhood role-play kink to humans as well.

On Twitter through his stealth profile, Labelle followed dozens of accounts which almost exclusively posted pornographic content, largely with men roleplaying as children for the purposes of sexual arousal. One such follow was of a model who calls himself “Little Boy” and posted sexually suggestive photos and videos of himself in diapers and surrounded by children’s toys. The user would mimic masturbation while wearing a diaper, utilizing baby oil and lotion to lubricate himself.

Aside from his “diaper fur” artwork, Labelle’s widely-distributed comic franchise has previously come under scrutiny from readers for its poor art style, complex ideological dialogue parroted by the child characters, and some of the sexual content focusing on the genitals and sex life of the underage main character.

This is not the first time Labelle has been invited to speak amongst children despite concerns about his history and sexual fetishes. 

In April of 2022, Reduxx learned that Labelle was doing a speaking tour at Canadian elementary schools in the Gaspé region of Quebec, stopping at local bookshops along the way in events primarily geared towards children. Despite the rampant safeguarding concerns and complaints from the public, the events went forward.

Reduxx reached out to Sheffield Libraries for comment as well as to request information on what child safeguarding measures are in place at the facility, but did not receive a response in time for publication. 

By Anna Slatz Anna is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Reduxx, with a journalistic focus on covering crime, child predators, and women's rights. She lives in Canada, enjoys Opera, and kvetches in her spare time.

[isthespiceoflife]

How'd you like to take in some of your favorite, CLASSIC hip-hop movies of all-time, in NYC? Make that, at the Central Public Library in Brooklyn? Celebrating "50 Years of Hip-Hop", every Friday in March there's a movie (FREE) to watch. Say, the hip to the hop, no membership or sign up - just show up!

[simonh]

Graffiti Train Bridge And Skyline, Austin, Texas by Randy von Liski Via Flickr: This view of downtown Austin shows the Graffiti Train Bridge across Lady Bird Lake. The plate girder-style bridge was constructed in 1936, but it sits on the stone piers of a previous bridge. Over the years, multiple layers of artwork and graffiti have been painted on its sides. The graffiti offers a unique and ever-changing perspective, adding a vibrant touch to a view showcasing Austin's ever-evolving skyline.

[santaclaralocalnews]

For the first time in seven years, Santa Clara had the privilege of welcoming new citizens to the United States. 25 people from 16 different countries gathered in the Redwood Room at Santa Clara’s Central Library on April 9 to take the citizenship oath. Surrounded by friends and family members, they raised their right hands and promised to “support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign or domestic.” Read complete news at svvoice.com.

[salvolearcoangrisani]

Pablo Neruda scrisse: "Ti amo senza sapere come, quando... dove. Ti amo in modo diretto, senza complessità o orgoglio; ti amo perché non conosco altro modo.

Ed è con queste parole che aprirà la prefazione del mio prossimo libro: "𝒀𝑶 𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑶 𝑬𝑵 𝑴𝑰 - 𝑳𝑨 𝑺𝑨𝑵𝑮 𝑫'𝑼𝑵 𝑷𝑶𝑬𝑴𝑨" scritto e dedicato all'amore più grande della mia vita: 𝓥𝓵𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓶𝓲𝓻𝓸.

𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆́ 𝒍𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂̀... 𝒆̀ 𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒊 𝒇𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒐 𝒅𝒊 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊 𝒑𝒊𝒖̀ 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆 𝒅𝒊 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕'𝒂𝒎𝒐 𝒐𝒓𝒂, 𝒅𝒊 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒊 𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐... 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒂, 𝒖𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒐, 𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒐 𝒍𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒊 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊 𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊.

Grazie a "𝑳𝑨 𝑪𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨" di Barcellona.

Grazie ad Alberto Miñan, Inés Negro e Desirée Monfreda della commissione "La estación del arte" per aver reso possibile questo capolavoro.

In ultimo, ma non per ordine di importanza, grazie IMMENSAMENTE alla collaborazione speciale del Consolato generale del Messico in Italia, amanti dell'eleganza, della creazione poetica e creatori della rivista “Poémame”. 🙏💙

[myheartwillbringmehome]

The Central Library in Calgary is gorgeous. I love the Indigenous section

[clairity-org]

Minneapolis Central Library 2/22/24 by Sharon Mollerus

[mexicanistnet]

Juan O'Gorman: Architect and muralist extraordinaire, his Central Library is Mexico's Eiffel Tower, blending pre-Hispanic and European influences. Beyond aesthetics, his schools championed hygiene, anticipating modern needs.

[paisleyphotographs]

Paisley Central Library Now Open

Paisley Central Library— a place for our people, in the heart of our town. Glowing with knowledge and know-how, this newly modernised space is a vital hub for our vibrant community, offering a range of unique services and support. The result of an impressive £7m investment, the existing High Street building has undergone a full internal remodelling across all four floors. The eye-catching…

[ernestdescalsartwok]

CENTRAL LIBRARY-BRISTOL-PINTURA-ARTE-COLLEGE GREEN-INTERIOR-LUZ-ARQUITECTURA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: CENTRAL LIBRARY-BRISTOL-PINTURA-ARTE-COLLEGE GREEN-INTERIOR-LUZ-ARQUITECTURA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Interior de la famosa CENTRAL LIBRARY en la ciudad de BRISTOL, Inglaterra, situada en el College Green y junto a la Catedral, es un edificio antiguo que se ha modernizado en la actualidad, escena con una bibliotecaria llevando un carro lleno de libros que colocar en las estanterías, la luz del local que alberga la biblioteca y su arquitectura funcional en una pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals sobre papel de 50 x70 centímetros.

[rabbitcruiser]

Downtown Vancouver (No. 6)

As of 2021, Vancouver is the most densely populated city in Canada. Urban planning in Vancouver is characterized by high-rise residential and mixed-use development in urban centres, as an alternative to sprawl. As part of the larger Metro Vancouver region, it is influenced by the policy direction of livability as illustrated in Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy.

Vancouver ranks high on the Global Liveability Ranking and stood at number 1 on the list for a number of years until 2011. In recent years, it has dropped, ranking as low as 16 in 2021. As of 2022, Vancouver was ranked as having the fifth-highest quality of living of any city on Earth. According to Forbes, Vancouver had the fourth-most expensive real estate market in the world in 2019. Vancouver has also been ranked among Canada's most expensive cities to live in. Sales in February 2016 were 56.3 percent higher than the 10-year average for the month.

Forbes also ranked Vancouver as the tenth-cleanest city in the world in 2007.

Vancouver's characteristic approach to urban planning originated in the late 1950s, when city planners began to encourage the building of high-rise residential towers in Vancouver's West End, subject to strict requirements for setbacks and open space to protect sight lines and preserve green space. The success of these dense but livable neighbourhoods led to the redevelopment of urban industrial sites, such as North False Creek and Coal Harbour, beginning in the mid-1980s. The result is a compact urban core that has gained international recognition for its "high amenity and 'livable' development". In 2006, the city launched a planning initiative entitled EcoDensity, with the stated goal of exploring ways in which "density, design, and land use can contribute to environmental sustainability, affordability, and livability".

Source: Wikipedia