Designing new shelves

Redecoration started by turning old books and cds into shelves. The Russian princess was made to publisize Russian  fairy tales in our collection. Detail: the figure was made by Christina, half Polish, half Greek, now a student in University and a keen cyclist.

Take a look at N.M.'s suggestions of a bookshelf below. You can even include an aquarium!
Thank you, Lublin, for the idea and the inspiring links!

The Bookraft Tree as designed by N.M. in Greece with pics of Bogatynia Reading Day.

Τον μήνα της αναδιακόσμησης στη Βιβλιοθήκη σχεδιάσαμε ράφια και βρήκαμε νέους τρόπους στήριξης και παρουσίασης των βιβλίων!

Cleaning in the library. Art magic.

"Stay where you are!" I said to Katerina, whom I caught reading as she came to dust the library shelves. "Can you just put the duster under your arm?" She did. This was not a chance to be lost. Katerina, our bookloving cleaning lady and library member, took the same stance with the Paxton maid, a painting of the early 1900s. Leaving the dreary work aside for just a glimpse at a good book, just enough to start dreaming yourself into a better world.

The Library Redecoration Month just couldn't kick off without a good cleaning!

Το μέλος της βιβλιοθήκης μας και ο άνθρωπος που καθαρίζει τον χώρο μας σαν να ήταν δικός του, η Κατερίνα, θύμισε τον πίνακα του Πάξτον με την κοπέλα που αφήνει τις δουλειές για λίγη μαγεία από τα βιβλία. Το μόνο που ζήτησα ήταν να αλλάξει την θέση του φτερού. Θαυμάστε την σύμπτωση!

We followed Lublin's example and started imitating Reading Women in Art. This is  René Magritte's painting, edited by the student herself as were the following ones. What can possibly account for the reader's expression?

Προσπαθήστε να μαντέψετε τι διαβάζει η γυναίκα και έχει αυτό το ύφος! Ο πίνακας είναι του Βέλγου σουρρεαλιστή ζωγράφου Ρενέ Μαγκρίτ (1898-1967). Διαλέξαμε να τον μιμηθούμε, γιατί η μαθήτριά μας φορούσε τα ίδια ρούχα κατά τύχη! Δική της και η επεξεργασία της φωτογραφίας.

Gustav Adolph Hennig (1797-1869), Young Girl reading

                                        Henry Robert Morland, Woman Reading by a Paper-bell Shade, 1766

Franz Eyble, Girl reading, 1830

Sir Thomas Sully, Girl Reading, 1842

Jean Baptiste Corot, Interrupted Reading, 1870

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Day Dream, 1880

Magical reading garden.

"Το βιβλίο είναι ένας κήπος που μεταφέρεις στην τσέπη σου". Πόσοι πίνακες απεικονίζουν αναγνώστες αφοσιωμένους στις σελίδες του αγαπημένου τους βιβλίου ή την στιγμή του στοχασμού επάνω σε ό,τι διάβασαν. Η ομορφιά της αναγνώστριας είναι το θέμα του ημερολογίου μας που ετοιμάζεται και οι βιβλιοθήκες μας αυτή την εποχή μεταμορφώθηκαν σε κήπους ανάγνωσης.





Art and books inspire readers. Every woman likes reading in the garden. You can see it in presented photos and painting. Art shows and teaches us too that time isn't important and that it connects people.Our photo shoot was a nice experience, and we all enjoyed ourselves enormously. Try to say :
Which painting is in the original? (An Author and Title)
Do you know persons in next photos? (Names)
Can you make a suggestion about reading? (Quotes)

"A book is like a garden carried in a pocket" (Chinese proverb).For keen readers is so beautiful like a favorite flower, for those who don't like reading is like a cactus.
We hope you agree with us. Show us "your reading garden" please.

Well, here you are:

reader'sgarden

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Redecorated libraries in June.

Look at our libraries. We show how they looked in June. Tell us what do you see similar? Do you like our redecorations? Can we inspire you? Is it important in your opinion to redecorate libraries from time to time? We prepared comfortable places for reading, funny and modern designs and book gifts.
Κοιτάχτε πώς μεταμορφώνονται οι βιβλιόθηκες μας από τις ιδέες που μοιραζόμαστε. Πρωτότυπες αναγνωστικές γωνιές και ευφάνταστα ράφια, νέα έπιπλα (έστω και φερμένα από τα σπίτια μας!). Όλα για την απόλαυση του αναγνώστη!