Reading Room Book Talk: New and Reimagined Libraries of the American West
Wed, Oct 16
|Head Hi
Photographer Lara Swimmer, writer Laura Raskin, and editor Jack Murphy in conversation
Time and Location
Oct 16, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Head Hi, 146 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
About the event
Lara Swimmer’s new book Reading Room: New and Reimagined Libraries of the American West documents a new generation of regional libraries that are redefining public space in the 21st century. Through text and photography, the book examines the libraries’ place and function in cities and rural communities alike.
Join Head Hi and Esto as we host photographer Lara Swimmer, writer Laura Raskin, and editor Jack Murphy for a conversation about Reading Room and the role of libraries in the digital age.
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Lara Swimmer shoots on assignment for architecture and design firms around the globe. With a background in documentary film, her approach to architectural photography starts with what she considers the "found object," real moments in the life of a room, space, streetscape, or building.
Her work has been featured in publications including Architect, Architectural Record, The New York Times, Dwell, Gray, Wallpaper*, among others. Lara’s images have been…