Reanimation Library

Do you know about the Reanimation Library in Brooklyn, NY? I've been thinking about the collection a lot lately, browsing the online catalog, and dreaming of a weekend trip to comb through the shelves for a possible art project. That's a big dream for this year, one of those if-a-bag-of-money-falls-out-of-the-sky dreams. (Or if I get a nice tax refund.)

The library's mission is "to assemble an inspiring collection of resources that will facilitate the production of new creative work and promote reflection and research into the historical, legal, and methodological questions surrounding the adaptive reuse of found materials. It strives to provide the necessary space and tools to allow these activities to flourish, and to foster a climate of spirited collaboration."

Here are just a few of the many intriguing titles:
The Curious Gerbils: a booklet for caring for them
Exhibiting Poultry for Pleasure and Profit
Far Out Factories: manufacturing in space
How do they get rid of it? (about pollution, refuse and refuse disposal, of course)
Nature's Way: how nature takes care of it's own
Potato Diseases (I don't know why, but that title makes me a little sad. Poor diseased potatoes.)
Sex Lives of Animals without Backbones

And I didn't even list my favorite titles.

You can learn more here. Go ahead and click. You won't be sorry.