There are two actual libraries in DAC’s current exhibition. Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass Library and The Feminist Library. Here’s how they work:
DUMBO Library
Not just part of the exhibition but a permanent part of Dumbo Arts Center, this library is populated by book donations made by Dumbo residents. This marks the first library in the Dumbo neighborhood---though not the first attempt.
Rules for:
Library Cards
Anyone who wants a library card come and get it! We just need a valid phone number, email and street address---not necessarily in Dumbo---and you’re free to take out anything from our lovely, community-generated book collection.
Book Donations
Max donation of 30 books per person and no one’s books are turned down---unless they’re falling apart. It’s a terrible experience to have a chuck of pages fall into your lap, don’t you think?
We need your info (name, email and phone number) to process the books and give credit where credit’s due for helping us build Dumbo’s first library.
What happens to unselected books?
Sadly, we can’t take all the books so we are staking the leftovers behind in the center of the gallery behind the reception desk. Don’t worry, we’ll sort and label them by donor.
Feminist Library Book Swap: A Completely Different Library
For the run of (The Missing Library), contemporary feminists Jen Kennedy and Liz Linden compiled a collection of books centering (or simply touching) on feminism. These books can be exchanged on a swapping system.
A book for a book---you bring in a book (preferably relevant to feminism) and you can take a book. But before you go, stamp the inside of your contribution with the “Book Swap” Stamp near the collection.
Then, go enjoy that book!
Post by Katie, Gallery Communication Intern
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