A Haven for Bibliophiles in the Mountains of Colorado

Wonderful New York Times piece about a visionary library-plus project by book-lovers Jeff Lee and Ann Martin:

The project is striking in its ambition: a sprawling research institution situated on a ranch at 10,000 feet above sea level, outfitted with 32,000 volumes, many of them about the Rocky Mountain region, plus artists’ studios, dormitories and a dining hall — a place for academics, birders, hikers and others to study and savor the West.

It is the sort of endeavor undertaken by a deep-pocketed politician or chief executive, perhaps a Bloomberg or a Buffett. But the project, called the Rocky Mountain Land Library, has instead two booksellers as its founders.

Read more here, then treat yourself to this [photographic love letter to public libraries][3].

(Photograph: Michael Ciaglo for The New York Times)

[3]: http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/04/09/the-public-library-robert-dawson-book/