The Bureau of Nooks and Crannies
August 9, 2024 7:38 AM Subscribe
A weird, whimsical game is hiding in the bookshelves at Los Angeles Public Library LA Times: "Imagine that your local public library is inhabited by an undiscovered race of tiny people. They’ve hidden themselves in the racks, tucked behind books and magazines, amidst history and fiction, new media and old."
"If you’re lucky, you might spy them — or at least their tiny homes, which are filled with minuscule beds, microscopic stools, itty-bitty flowers and furniture fashioned out of found objects such as board game pieces and one-use spice bottles.
And these little folks need help. You have been cast as a “Teeny Tiny Beings Residential Specialist,” charged with finding the micro-humans new homes. It appears the librarians — giants, like us, at least to the microscopic persons — have been moving things around.
Welcome to the Bureau of Nooks and Crannies, a new exploration-focused, play-inspired experience found inside the Lincoln Heights branch of the Los Angeles Public Library system."
Directory of the Bureau's Library Experiences
"If you’re lucky, you might spy them — or at least their tiny homes, which are filled with minuscule beds, microscopic stools, itty-bitty flowers and furniture fashioned out of found objects such as board game pieces and one-use spice bottles.
And these little folks need help. You have been cast as a “Teeny Tiny Beings Residential Specialist,” charged with finding the micro-humans new homes. It appears the librarians — giants, like us, at least to the microscopic persons — have been moving things around.
Welcome to the Bureau of Nooks and Crannies, a new exploration-focused, play-inspired experience found inside the Lincoln Heights branch of the Los Angeles Public Library system."
Directory of the Bureau's Library Experiences
Nice alternate reality game.
posted by doctornemo at 7:55 AM on August 9
posted by doctornemo at 7:55 AM on August 9
Sounds very cute!
I know they're a little twee, but I've long wanted to buy one of those (nonbranded) bookshelf nooks off Etsy.
posted by praemunire at 7:56 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
I know they're a little twee, but I've long wanted to buy one of those (nonbranded) bookshelf nooks off Etsy.
posted by praemunire at 7:56 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
Neato burrito! Thanks for sharing.
posted by Kitteh at 7:58 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
posted by Kitteh at 7:58 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
Deeply envious.
posted by TWinbrook8 at 7:58 AM on August 9
posted by TWinbrook8 at 7:58 AM on August 9
Wow wow wow wow wow I love everything about this but especially especially everything in the last link, starting with the photo of Crocker eying a Sanborn map.
Also "Directory of the Bureau's Library Experiences" is the name of my next album.
This is awesome. Thank you so much for posting this, jenfullmoon!
posted by kristi at 8:25 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
Also "Directory of the Bureau's Library Experiences" is the name of my next album.
This is awesome. Thank you so much for posting this, jenfullmoon!
posted by kristi at 8:25 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
I know they're a little twee, but I've long wanted to buy one of those (nonbranded) bookshelf nooks off Etsy.
My daughter got one of those kits where the pieces are all laser cut and you have to assemble it. It was pretty neat when it was completed but then it got knocked down and broke into a bunch of pieces and she doesn't have the interest in trying to put it back together. So if you do end up getting one keep it safe!
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:01 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
My daughter got one of those kits where the pieces are all laser cut and you have to assemble it. It was pretty neat when it was completed but then it got knocked down and broke into a bunch of pieces and she doesn't have the interest in trying to put it back together. So if you do end up getting one keep it safe!
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:01 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
Ahahaah no danger of my not buying it pre-assembled, but thanks for the warning!
posted by praemunire at 11:49 AM on August 9
posted by praemunire at 11:49 AM on August 9
I love this so much. Thanks for sharing this delight!
posted by Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer at 1:00 PM on August 9
posted by Nancy_LockIsLit_Palmer at 1:00 PM on August 9
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