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The Kansas City Library is made out of books (i.imgur.com)

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[–]nathanielray 188 points189 points ago

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's just the parking garage. The library itself is a little further down the hill in a really classy, old building with lots of marble.

[–]MegainPhoto 85 points86 points ago

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You're correct, that's the parking garage. The library itself is across the street, in what used to be an old bank. And it's awesome. Watching a movie inside a bank vault isn't something you can do in most places.

[–]guerillatwang 33 points34 points ago

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Don't forget the people sized chess game set up on the rooftop garden!

[–]IDrinkBatUrine 14 points15 points ago

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And don't forget Timmy, the elderly gent who greets you with a tip of his cap, a grin, and a bit of softshoe as you enter from the side!

[–]boognish83 36 points37 points ago

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And the endlessly pleasant glory hole in the fourth stall in the bathroom, I don't know whats on the other side but it must be an angel.

[–]Circuitfire 8 points9 points ago

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He's known as Herbert. Speaks with a slight whistle.

[–]dibbr 0 points1 point ago

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It's Timmy.

[–]Zerda 12 points13 points ago

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and don't forget the ancient chocolate factory built miles under the library only accessible by a secret tunnel guarded by a secret door only opened by nudging a certain number of books in a certain order.

[–]bambooshootz 9 points10 points ago*

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I used to live across the street in the lofts at 10th and Main. I walked into that library at least once a week. What a beautiful place. Also: Vault Theater.

[–]EmSixTeen 1 point2 points ago

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Sheeeeeit, that's cool as hell.

[–]ImOnTheDJsList 1 point2 points ago

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thats still hellacool

[–]egotrip 29 points30 points ago

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Thank you. Ugh. I'm from Kansas City and people post this photo all over the Internet saying that it is the library. In my opinion, the actual library is much cooler, but you never see pictures of it circulating the Internet, do you?

[–]stevesonaplane 21 points22 points ago

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Hey man, that's a pretty classy parking garage. Just saying.

[–]egotrip 2 points3 points ago

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Quite true.

[–]jaroto 7 points8 points ago

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so... give us a picture of the actual library.

[–]egotrip 75 points76 points ago

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This is the outside view of the actual library. This is the chess set on the roof. This is the vault with the small movie theater inside. And this is where all the books are.

[–]alphanumerik 14 points15 points ago

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Great library or greatest library?

[–]EditTheSadParts 9 points10 points ago

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This is the most factual and straightforward comment one could ever hope to see.

[–]jaroto 6 points7 points ago

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Nice. Thanks!

[–]egotrip 9 points10 points ago

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No problem. It's one of my favorite places.

[–]StochasticOoze 2 points3 points ago

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Cool library, bro

[–]Petra-Arkanian 1 point2 points ago

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How do I arrange to be buried here?

[–]lindseymarieee 0 points1 point ago

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You've made me homesick, have an upvote.

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    [–]standardage 2 points3 points ago

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    Which Kansas city is it?

    [–]egotrip 20 points21 points ago

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    Kansas City, Missouri. The good half.

    [–]ToadKC 1 point2 points ago

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    Yes, I live in KC, MO and KCK is 80% run down, thugville, trash. Not saying KCMO is much better but we definitely have more land, more people, and better areas!

    [–]egotrip 22 points23 points ago*

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    It seems like most of the country doesn't realize how cool KCMO truly is. It's not the best city, but I think it deserves more credit. Lots of great art, music, and culture here. One of the best art museums in the world. A great local indie scene. Lots of history. The list goes on...

    [–]nathanielray 5 points6 points ago

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    I agree. I live in Lawrence ATM and it kind of sucks to be 30-45 minutes away, since that cramps how often I can jot down there

    [–]egotrip 12 points13 points ago

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    That's funny because a lot of people from KC think the same of Lawrence. I was just there last week to see a show at the Bottleneck. Such a cool town.

    [–]nathanielray 6 points7 points ago

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    Oh don't get me wrong: I'm a big Lawrence fan and I'm more than happy living 6 blocks from downtown. Kansas City though has that big city thing going on that L doesn't.

    [–]hipster_bro 8 points9 points ago

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    Upvote for another redditor in Lawrence!

    [–]mrbroom 3 points4 points ago

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    I live in Lawrence and work in Lenexa; we're about to move the office over the border so I'll have a lot more excuses to stick around after work for happy hour. And Trader Joe's.

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    [–]mrbroom 1 point2 points ago

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    The initial excitement hasn't worn off. Probably take a few months, seeing as most of these people are used to either going to St. Louis or doing without.

    [–]harpwn 4 points5 points ago

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    Lawrence is an alright street.

    [–]rwiggum 7 points8 points ago

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    I grew up in Kansas City, and I hated my friends' "this city is bullshit" attitude. I grew up North of the river, so it wasn't until I had already left for college that I discovered everything cool south of the river, but even before then I've always had immense pride for my hometown. It's a great city.

    Plus, The Get Up Kids are from KCMO, so motherfuck the haters.

    [–]egotrip 5 points6 points ago

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    I feel you, man. I know people like that and I think it's just stupid. Why do people like to act like they're so above where they live or grow up? It's just immature and annoying. The Elders, The Republic Tigers, and The Rainmakers, are from here too, dude. And tons of Jazz artists, like Count Basie.

    [–]ToadKC 1 point2 points ago

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    Ya, I am from the Northland and still live up here. KC is a great city. Granted our professional sports teams aren't up to par, but at least we have them! We don't have congestion or "rush hour" like other areas. I love it here, except for the fact that our weather tends to suck! Last year I remember, 65 then snow the next day, then 65 the day after...

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    [–]Im_poster 7 points8 points ago*

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    Typical weekend in KCMO:

    Friday night: Go to First Fridays -street entertainers, art, bars.

    Saturday morning: have KU/MU/KSU rivarly Saturday night: Go to power and light, which is like a large shopping mall consisting of nothing but bars

    Sunday: Chiefs, chiefs, chiefs, chiefs, chiefs, chiefs, utter disappointment

    [–]egotrip 4 points5 points ago

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    We have "First Fridays" which is sort of like a local arts fair the first Friday of every month in Westport. There are usually several local and national act performing at clubs, bars, theaters, and venues every weekend and a bit throughout the week. I've actually seen concerts on the roof of the library as well. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, the Farmer's Market is set up at the City Market, where you can buy fresh produce, baked goods, imported spices and goods, etc. There are usually quite a few street performers on the weekends. Tons of local sporting events, the biggest two being the Cheifs and Royals games, of course. Several outdoor shopping areas like Zona Rosa, Westport, and the Plaza are hotspots. It depends on the season too. We have several huge haunted houses such as "The Beast" and "The Edge of Hell" set up in old buildings with several levels in the downtown area that are very popular in the fall. In the winter, the Plaza is known for carriage rides and the thousands of lights that cover the area. Sadly, they don't seem to have as many as they did in previous years, so it's not quite as brilliant. In the spring and summer, there are some festivals. The new and big music festivals this year were Middle of the Map and Kanrocksas (which was the only thing that actually was in Kansas).

    Pretty much just a lot of fine arts and events, like most cities, but with their own local color. There's always something going on.

    [–]Allurex 3 points4 points ago

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    Well KCK itself is kinda trashy, but the rest of the Kansas side of the metro is nice. I guess JOCO is JOCO but oh well.

    [–]johnlennin 0 points1 point ago

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    Suburbs of KCK though: good schools, we plow our roads. Suck it!

    (No, but really, KCMO is the place to be.)

    [–]jaze321 2 points3 points ago

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    No Johnson County, KS is the place to be.

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      [–]AnonForSenate 7 points8 points ago

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      "Kansas has world-class garages," doesn't seem like a stirring endorsement of a city.

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      [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

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      Considerably more than half is in Missouri. Kansas has the crimedot side of KC, which isn't really KC tbh.

      [–]Killarny 0 points1 point ago

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      Are you using the no true scotsman argument here when you claim that Kansas City, KS isn't really Kansas City? :)

      [–]dontnation 3 points4 points ago

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      no, he's using the, KCK is small and barely developed compared to KCMO argument.
      When people say Kansas City, they are referring to Kansas City, MO (even people who have never been here). Ironic but true.
      If they mean KCK they would say Kansas City, Kansas. The first page of google image search for "kansas city" doesn't even have a single picture of Kansas City, KS.

      [–]Toribor 0 points1 point ago

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      Imaginary lines... they are meaningless.

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        [–]RamenOps 1 point2 points ago

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        Until you have to park.

        [–]zombiebunnie 0 points1 point ago

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        As an architecture student from Kansas City, I can say, this is a pretty true statement though. Like the crossroads parking garage designed by helix.

        [–]harpwn 0 points1 point ago

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        Kansas City is not in kansas.

        [–]johnlennin 5 points6 points ago

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        One of them is, fool.

        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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        This would be your opportunity to post one.

        [–]dibbr 2 points3 points ago

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        I'm just glad that Twilight isn't one of the books.

        [–]Probatedignum 1 point2 points ago

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        That's one of the most beautiful parking garages i've ever seen.

        [–]MegainPhoto 64 points65 points ago

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        And what's funny to me is I recently read about how someone was complaining about how the books aren't to scale... Charlotte's Web is the same size as LOTR?

        People amuse me with what they get upset about.

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        [–]DefaultGen 13 points14 points ago

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        Books are sorted by category first. Have you ever even been to a bookshelf-parking garage?

        [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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        No. Do you have to park your car alphabetically?

        [–]lifeformed 1 point2 points ago

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        Yes, that's why I paid extra to have my license plate say AAAAAAA

        [–]ranma 1 point2 points ago

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        No, you convert your license number to Dewy Decimal, Kutter your last name, and give your keys to the parking librarian, and he/she parks your car in the correct slot.

        [–]fjaradvax 0 points1 point ago

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        {LotR, A Tale of Two Cities, Charlotte's Web, Romeo and Juliet} ⊂ Fiction;

        Tolkien < Dickens < White < Shakespeare ?

        [–]siouxsie_sioux 8 points9 points ago

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        Maybe it's the (extremely) large print version

        [–]thatnickjones[S] 7 points8 points ago

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        Funny, I noticed that but it didn't bother me.

        [–]powlette 13 points14 points ago

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        Funny, I noticed it and came here to complain about it.

        [–]Q-Pod 0 points1 point ago

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        Funny, I noticed it and did complain about it.

        [–]sfcjohn 7 points8 points ago

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        First thing I thought. Bothered the hell out of me, especially Romeo and Juliet.

        [–]kelbellene 2 points3 points ago

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        Same here. Charlotte's Web is a tiny book.

        [–]mbetter 1 point2 points ago

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        I'm surprised they're not being sued by the Tolkien family yet.

        [–]horse_spelunker 0 points1 point ago

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        I'm more offended by the tacky architecture

        [–]soylent_absinthe 13 points14 points ago

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        Hey, can you spare a down payment on a cheeseburger?

        [–]Cubbance 8 points9 points ago

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        Jerry's such a fucking douchebag. My brother used to live in Boulder, CO and saw him out there, just relaxing and eating in a restaurant. He (my brother) went up to him and said "Jerry, how the fuck are you vacationing here when you're supposed to be homeless in KC?" Jerry pretended that it wasn't him. But he's pretty unmistakeable. I hate that guy.

        [–]EditTheSadParts 2 points3 points ago

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        Okay, this needs context.

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        [–]Cubbance 0 points1 point ago

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        Wow, all those times I told him to die in a fire, and it was cancer that got him in the end. Go figure.

        [–]UrbanCobra 3 points4 points ago

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        I hate that guy.

        [–]Reverbyouth 4 points5 points ago

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        Fuck that guy!

        [–]cow_tipper 2 points3 points ago

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        Jerry died about a year ago, I think.

        [–]harpwn 1 point2 points ago

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        Back when there was still a McDonald's in the Seville building on the plaza, he had written on the inside of the stall "I need a down payment on a cheeseburger and a blowjob"

        [–]tacitus 0 points1 point ago

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        In about 2007 or so, I was on the Max bus with Jerry.. he was totally unapologetic about begging to get money for weed.

        While we were riding, he was making small talk with some apparent friend of his. When his (overweight) friend stepped off the bus, Jerry yelled at him to "Stay away from the bacon", to which the guy yelled back "Sure Jerry: If you stay away from the little boys!". It was pretty amusing, at the time.

        [–]Nickmi 10 points11 points ago

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        Whoever can list off the books going down the line gets all my upvotes!

        [–]rmehranfar 58 points59 points ago*

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        Going down the line from right to left:

        1. Truman by David G. McCullough
        2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
        3. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
        4. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
        5. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
        6. Journals of the Expedition by Lewis and Clark, Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose
        7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
        8. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
        9. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk, as told to John Neihardt
        10. The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes
        11. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
        12. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
        13. The Republic by Plato
        14. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
        15. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
        16. Cien Anos de Soledad (100 Years of Solitude) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
        17. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
        18. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
        19. Children's Stories: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne, Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess, What a Wonderful World by George Weiss and Bob Thiele, Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
        20. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
        21. Kansas City Stories, Volume 2 Virgil Thomson, A Reader: Selected Writings, 1924-1984 by Virgil Thomson, Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell, I Was Right On Time by Buck O'Neil, The O'Donnells by Peggy Sullivan, Independence Avenue by Eileen Bluestone, Stella Louella's Runaway Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst, PrairyErth (A Deep Map) by William Least Heat-Moon, Messages from My Father by Calvin Trillin
        22. Kansas City Stories, Volume 1 Kansas City, Missouri; Its History and Its People 1808-1908 by Carrie Westlake Whitney, Tom's Town: Kansas City and the Pendergast Legend by William M. Reddig, Goin' to Kansas City by Nathan W. Pearson, Farm: A Year in the Life of an American Farmer by Richard Rhodes, Mr. Anonymous: The Story of William Volker by Herbert C. Cornuelle, Kansas City, Missouri: An Architectural History by George Ehrlich, Journeys Through Time: A Young Traveler's Guide to Kansas City's History by Monroe Dodd

        [–]Nickmi 7 points8 points ago

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        upvotes, take them!

        [–]indexspartan 10 points11 points ago

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        A Tale of Two Cities is very fitting since Kansas City is basically just one city split into two by the Missouri-Kansas border

        [–]tacitus 1 point2 points ago

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        Arguably, it's more split by troost.

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          [–][deleted] 34 points35 points ago

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          Are there many stories in the building?

          [–]liekwaoh 26 points27 points ago

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          What is this? A library for ANTS???

          [–]ThankYouDriveThrough 7 points8 points ago

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          Wouldn't a library for ants have very small books?

          [–]Wazowski 4 points5 points ago

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          The human books are structural members. The interior presumably holds the ant books.

          [–]ktuluscout 0 points1 point ago

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          http://scophy.com/2007/12/03/architecture-mondays-library-facade-resembles-giant-books/

          [–]bluegoddess100 5 points6 points ago

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          What is this? A library for giANTS?

          FTFY

          [–]pbear737 0 points1 point ago

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          We need to have at least...three times this many books!

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            [–]Juno_Malone 18 points19 points ago

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            TL;DR

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            TB;DR

            [–]rmehranfar 4 points5 points ago*

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            High resolution version of the picture for those interested:

            http://i.imgur.com/jVNF6.jpg

            [–]bon-bon 4 points5 points ago

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            Here's a photo of the actual library building. It's just as majestic on the inside, we're really lucky to have it.

            [–]Syphon8 0 points1 point ago

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            I remember skating on a building just like that in Philly in THUG or THUG 2.

            [–]P1smo 11 points12 points ago*

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            My uncle's architectural company Dimensional Innovations did this. They also did the children's hospital, inside the war memorial, the double helix clocktower downtown, the Fox news set, the inside of the Sprint center, the dinosaurs at T-Rex cafe, etc. His company also did the inside of the Kennedy Center in DC, most Imax AMC theatres, and a ton of other cool stuff across America. I'd love to go work for him, and his company has been in top 5 places to work in KC for years, but I hate KC :(

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            [–]tacitus 1 point2 points ago

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            Well, the Johnson County legal system and the segregation can both be avoided by not being in johnson county. This is what I do.

            [–]TDRobinson 1 point2 points ago

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            I believe the material came from my dad's 3M plant in Nevada, MO. Your uncle and my father probably know each other.

            [–]radiowar 0 points1 point ago

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            Did they do something similar for a Chicago library? I swear I've seen something extremely similar a few years back at one of the branches near Loyola's campus.

            [–]geardragoon 0 points1 point ago

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            Northwestern University's library is constructed to look like books sliding off a shelf...

            [–]radiowar 0 points1 point ago

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            It wasn't that library, although that is an awesome building. Now that I think about it I'm not so sure that the building wasn't just painted to look like books, which is far less impressive I'll admit. Cool link though!

            [–]TheLordMandos 2 points3 points ago

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            Those bastards stole my copy of The Lord of the Rings.

            [–]SuperConductiveRabbi 2 points3 points ago

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            Video games ARE dangerous. The architect who designed this grew up playing SimTown.

            [–]esca6angel 2 points3 points ago

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            Omg! That's so beautiful! I would love to visit this place one day.

            [–]AdonisChrist 2 points3 points ago

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            Yes. That place is fantastic.

            [–]musicobsession 2 points3 points ago

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            See that building in the picture past the garage? Yeah, I live in that. I effing love this part of Kansas City <3

            [–]texas_roycester 2 points3 points ago

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            There's a bar in Albuquerque that does a take off on that: http://imgur.com/z8vCR

            [–]btnheazy03 12 points13 points ago

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            yo dawg..

            [–]crantastic -4 points-3 points ago

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            i heard..

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            [–]UrbanCobra 1 point2 points ago

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            I have that shirt. I wore it once and it made me too self-conscious. I'm just not cut out to wear a shirt that says "MOTHERFUCKER" on it.

            [–]pilotfishcalledwanda 0 points1 point ago

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            I was at trivia that night... thought that might be team Reddit

            [–]MaverickTopGun 5 points6 points ago

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            I was just so excited to see Kansas City on reddit.

            [–]SOLIDninja 1 point2 points ago

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            ... that is AWESOME.

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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            I still think the Federal Court House is the coolest building in downtown KC. The new arts center looks pretty cool too.

            [–]Matt3044 1 point2 points ago

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            TIL this place really does exist.

            http://i.imgur.com/KjOAd.jpg

            [–]RazerHail 1 point2 points ago

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            there is a giant lord of the rings book... im sold

            [–]holyschmidt 1 point2 points ago

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            bad idea.. when it rains they will all be ruined.

            [–]mp6521 1 point2 points ago

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            What are these "books" you speak of?

            [–]9uitarman 1 point2 points ago

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            They wouldn't let me check out any of those books :(

            [–]BMW1292 1 point2 points ago

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            Upvote for Lord of the Rings being part of the building

            [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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            Meta library. Check the actual books inside to see if they have smaller books in them too.

            [–]Marowak 4 points5 points ago

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            There's something similar in Cardiff.

            (Pictured : the only sunny day in Wales, ever)

            [–]rockelle 2 points3 points ago

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            KC architecture in general is beautiful.

            [–]abcheese 1 point2 points ago

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            How cool is this man they are like huge looking books. Everyone wants to read the books that they are because that is so neat.

            If I was there I would check out one of those books the first time I was there and read it because I wanted to read the classics for a long time but don't really want to read them.

            Man imagine all libraries like this it would get everyone motivated to read books or at least to think about them more than a regular building would.

            [–]BaZing3 4 points5 points ago

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            [8]?

            [–]Noobinabox 3 points4 points ago

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            If Twilight is ever showcased in such a fashion, the building must go.

            [–]ohpeerm 12 points13 points ago

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            Why...why must everything come back to Twilight or Justin Bieber? WHO. GIVES. A. FUCK.

            [–]thatnickjones[S] 1 point2 points ago

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            I agree.

            [–]MewtwoStruckBack 0 points1 point ago

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            I'm suprised you're getting downvoted. I came here to post something similar.

            [–]fmaack 3 points4 points ago

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            We know. Stop posting this.

            [–]chrisma08 1 point2 points ago

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            That's going to age well.

            [–]MisterGrizzly 1 point2 points ago

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            Twilight fans are at this very moment petitioning to get the cover up there.

            [–]Galpa 1 point2 points ago

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            LOTR looks to scale

            [–]srv656s 1 point2 points ago

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            Just up the street from the stairs there's a bullet hole in one of the books. A crazy girl shot her boyfriend and one bullet either missed or went through the guy and in to the book. My friend showed up moments after the shooting and he watched the guy die on the sidewalk. A few days later he pointed out the bullet hole to me when I was over.

            [–]essentialindexical 1 point2 points ago

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            this is so cool!

            [–]deftkillerstu 1 point2 points ago

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            Damn it! I lived in KC for 13 years and walked by that often. Never knew I could have snapped a photo and got front page. Karma jealous!

            [–]2bfsRbtrthn1 0 points1 point ago

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            I did a double take to make sure... yep. Front page... it isn't even realistic without the bums sitting in front of the parking garage!

            [–]mbomb 1 point2 points ago

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            Completely classless. They should just put up NASCAR ads instead.

            [–]MegainPhoto 8 points9 points ago

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            Wouldn't that be counter-productive? I didn't think NASCAR fans read.

            [–]ah18255 0 points1 point ago

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            I agree. tickity tack

            [–]ObeySaturnGod 0 points1 point ago

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            That doesn't exactly seem like a good use of their books.

            [–]erraticschematic 0 points1 point ago

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            Isn't every library made out of books? Wait, wha-oh. Uhm. Carry on.

            [–]SiMMENS 0 points1 point ago

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            I live in Missouri and drive by that the other day, thought it was pretty cool

            [–]deathbytray 0 points1 point ago

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            Thicknesses of these books in proportion to one another makes no sense.

            [–]knw257 0 points1 point ago

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            There are no words...

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            It would be awfully tough to take To Kill a Mockingbird off the shelves there.

            [–]vohit4rohit 0 points1 point ago

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            my dealer will vouch for this

            [–]jigby61 0 points1 point ago

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            I'd hate to get a paper cut there

            [–]baileaves 0 points1 point ago

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            Help me out... have lived in KC my whole life. Where in the world is in this?! Like, what neighborhood?

            [–]musicobsession 2 points3 points ago

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            10th and Wyandotte. Books face 10th Street.

            [–]goddamnsam 0 points1 point ago

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            Yeah, i'm sure Charlotte's Web is just as long as Tale of Two Cities, mmhm

            [–]giveitago 0 points1 point ago

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            I hate literalist architecture. It's lazy.

            [–]alphablue 0 points1 point ago

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            Fuck yeah, invisible man. Love you ellison.

            [–]NickC4 0 points1 point ago

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            Charlotte's Web is not as long as The Lord of the Rings.

            [–]MAC_TRUCK_HITS_BABY 0 points1 point ago

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            I was slightly bothered by the thickness of R&J's book.

            [–]Kingsania 0 points1 point ago

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            Really, there should be Silmarillion instead of Lord of the Rings. It's a awesome book.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            That's not the library. The library is right next to it

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            How were the books selected I wonder?

            [–]spyxero 0 points1 point ago

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            will be passing through KC next june. This is on my must see list now. And the rest of the library after reading more posts. Hopefully I can see a movie in the vault!

            [–]terrapurus 0 points1 point ago

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            These are our forests. These are out trees.

            [–]GetHisWallet 0 points1 point ago

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            I was in KC just last year. My commanding officer lost 5 brain points when we went past this building.

            "Holy cow! Sergeant look at that building! What do you think it is?" (-2) "Sir I think that's the Brazilian Steakhouse" (just for fun and to see what he says) "No... come on, man. It's made to look like books! Why would a steakhouse be made to look like books" (-2) "Well, and I'm just saying this, but maybe it has something to do with the library right there?" "Oh there's a library?" (-1)

            [–]Tatooa 0 points1 point ago

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            I could have sworn I saw this in Portland, Oregon.

            [–]maximm 0 points1 point ago

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            First. Wow Kansaas has a library.

            Second Wow they actually put real book titles on the library. Not just a bunch of bible covers.

            Third Wow no protesters crying about the satanism of JRR Tolkien or something stupid?

            [–]Karmavorism 0 points1 point ago

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            They had to do something with all that paper that nobody was reading..

            [–]ndbex 0 points1 point ago

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            I live in the KC area and took one of the photos linked to this post. First, the library is pretty amazing. Second, there are great parts of the city and there are crappy parts to it. That's pretty much what you get everywhere, right? Third, thanks for freaking me out on Flickr! I saw my stats shoot up and then had to create a Reddit account so I could see what the fuss was about! :p

            [–]Dr_Adopted 0 points1 point ago

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            That's so fucking awesome!

            [–]Q-Pod 0 points1 point ago

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            I CALL SHENANIGANS! Romeo and Juliet and Charolette's Web are nowhere near as long as LoTR or Invisible Man!

            [–]PostPostModernism 0 points1 point ago*

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            That there's a duck if I ever did see one.

            edit for clarification: by a 'duck' I'm referring to Robert Venturi's architectural concept that most commercial buildings can be categorized as either a 'duck' or a 'decorated shed'. A decorated shed is a typical square building with a large sign advertising the wares. Or, a building that does not represent what is inside of it. A 'duck' is a building that is shaped like what it is used for. A duck shaped building is one that sells ducks or duck-related products. A book-shaped building obviously has something to do with books, like a library.

            These ideas, and this book in particular, are some of what defined Postmodernism last century. I do not like ducks.

            [–]darthkrash 0 points1 point ago

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            Wouldn't it have to be a car-shaped building? It's a parking garage. Also, it's really just a big sign on the front of the building.

            [–]PostPostModernism 0 points1 point ago

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            It's for a library. Parking garage can be considered just a program of the library.

            But yes, you have a point, a car would also be appropriate.

            [–]AsskickMcGee 0 points1 point ago

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            Move along now, Timothy McVeigh. It's just a stack of books. No government-owned buildings here. Just books...

            [–]bricardo 0 points1 point ago

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            Not made out of books.

            I'm disappointed.

            [–]BrentTH 0 points1 point ago

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            Somebody downvoted you, but I'm upvoting you because I had the same beef. The building is clearly not made of fucking books, it's just a facade to make it look like that. Where the fuck would you even get books that big in the first place. The OP is a dang doofus if you ask me!

            [–]flawlesslylogical 0 points1 point ago

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            Romeo and Juliet is not that long.

            [–]jonnyboy88 0 points1 point ago

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            Did anyone else misread the title as "The Kansas City Library is out of books"?

            [–]2bfsRbtrthn1 0 points1 point ago

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            What? The library is out of books?!

            Ooooh, a library made out of books...

            Ooooh, it's only the parking garage...

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's not "made out of books". That's "constructed to look as if it were made out of books 100x their original size."

            [–]rubygeek 2 points3 points ago

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            Thank you for pointing that out. We were all terribly confused and thought it was actually made out of books.

            [–]HighDefJam 1 point2 points ago

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            I bet you're a hit with the ladies...

            [–]HighBeamHater 0 points1 point ago

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            Li...Bra...Ry?

            [–]router_duck 0 points1 point ago

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            I can't believe that exists!

            [–]KlausTeachermann 0 points1 point ago

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            Awe-inspiring.

            [–]SirSandGoblin 0 points1 point ago

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            so was the one in my city, Cardiff, (edit: uk, where they film dr who etc) however they used some pretty terrible books. the new library is super cool though, and huge, and i loves it.

            [–]darthkrash 0 points1 point ago

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            I used to live in the building you can see in the background! I loved living there, but there wasn't a lot to do after 5pm. There was a bar connected to our building called john's big deck, but we didn't go there often. The library is awesome, by the way. I liked to go there to read and write.

            [–]musicobsession 1 point2 points ago

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            What apartment were you in? I live there and have since it opened! John's is under new ownership again and isn't reopened yet. Miss having people around late for the most part :(

            [–]darthkrash 0 points1 point ago

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            I used to live in apt 508 facing the library. It was an amazing view, especially when some cool storm was coming in. I really miss those gigantic windows. I live in Chicago now and everything is so much more expensive, but we like it here too.

            [–]Romeovoid21 -1 points0 points ago

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            Finally! Something I find cool in Kansas!

            [–]musicobsession 9 points10 points ago

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            Sorry, it's in Missouri. Keep trying to find something cool in Kansas!

            [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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            tacky and gimmicky.

            [–]spitandsnot -1 points0 points ago

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            That thing is hideous. They should of left the parking garage as is - an oppresive, monolithic structure of exposed concrete, revealing endless rows of cars. It would've been a thousand times better than that gaudy thing.

            [–]Taikun -1 points0 points ago

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            Needs more Twilight.

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