Libraries are cooler than Walmarts
So Today The City of Miami might decide on the future of Midtown, that is, the Walmart that everybody has been talking about. A Walmart has never been known to revitalize a neighborhood. A library has. Recently a library in Texas gathered a lot of buzz. It is the largest single story library in the country, and why? Because the McAllen Public Library is a repurposed abandoned Walmart. The building has won several awards and it really is a beauty to look at, especially when you picture the dullness that inhabited it before.
Wouldn’t it be great to turn our future Walmart into a library before it even is a Walmart? Definitely a crazy and unrealistic dream right now, but here are some of the coolest libraries around the world. Just something to look at instead of thinking about Walmart.
1. The Kansas City Public Library
2. National Technical Library in Prague
3.The Salt Lake City Public Library
5. Jose Vasconcelos Library, México
