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The World’s Unusual Libraries
Log Libraries
Alex Johnson writes in his new book—Improbable Libraries,“ The very idea of a library is developing:many of these libraries operate on principles that differ mainly from the traditional libraries. Some, for example, have no membership or identification requirements, and some do not even request that the books be returned.” The oversized bird box in a park in Lowa is part of the Little Free Library Movement, which was established in Wisconsin in 2009.
Phone Booths
This design from the firm, Stereotank, offers browsing shelter for passers-by. In the UK, a phone company’s programme, allowing communities to take over their phone booth for £ 1— means that many have been changed into tiny local libraries. Meanwhile , a solar light has been set in a phone booth so that late night visitors can still read.
Branches of Knowledge
Didier Muller’s libraries operate as hanging libraries: visitors can look through pages, taking any book they choose and exchanging it with their own. The equipment of hanging wooden houses is one of several art projects serving as a booklover’ s place.
Soundproofed Pods
Around the world, architects are designing buildings that bend bricks-and-mortar libraries into new forms. The Seikei University Library in Japan—the vision of Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban—contains space-age soundproofed (隔音的) pods to encourage discussions between students.
21.What does Alex Johnson mean according to the first paragraph?
A. All the books must be returned in time. B. Books can be shared free of charge.
C. Libraries will disappear in the future. D. Log Libraries are bigger than traditional ones.
22.Readers can exchange books with their own in ______
A. Log Libraries B. Phone Booths
C. Branches or Knowledge D. Soundproofed Pods
23.What can we know from the text?
A. Communities turn the phone booths into Log Libraries.
B. Readers can’t read books in Log Libraries without membership.
C. Readers can read books by solar light in Branches or Knowledge.
D. Students can have discussions without disturbing others in Soundproofed Pods.
