public library gem

I recently did a catalog shoot for Manhattan Toy in the Minneapolis Central Library, an architectural gem by Cesar Pelli. We were allowed to shoot in the children's "special collection" room. I've been to the library dozens of times but never noticed this room since it is usually locked. I wanted to linger over the fabulous illustrations and old favorites (including The Littlest Angel a book from my childhood that I had all but forgotten about). Alas I had to move on with the job at hand but I plan to go back and photograph some of the books. This potential project reminds me of my friend Natasha D'Schommer who has been photographing a private collection at the Princeton Library for over ten years and recently published a book called Biblio that chronicles favorite images from that body of work.