WOW. Our brand new library in Bolingbrook, IL (
Fountaindale Library) just opened today and I didn't get a chance to get in there until just now. And I was floored! It's BEAUTIFUL! It looks like it could be a huge mall or museum. It's nothing like any library I've ever seen.
It's so big that when you walk in you feel like you're entering an airport.
And there's an info center and cafe.
Yes, CAFE!!!
The interior design is awesome. And there are computers with huge flat screen monitors everywhere you look throughout the three story building.
One of the most AMAZING sections is the teen room called the VORTEX. It's for grades 6 through 12 and it's separate from the rest of the library.
And yay, my books were there!
Bean bags and cool chairs for the teens!
The words are made out of hanging beads!
The adult section is AWESOME too! There are tables everywhere with outlets underneath for people to work (wow, Starbucks is so going to lose business...).
I can't wait to hang out more here!