"52 Ways to Use a Library Card" Challenge: #12 Curl Up with a Book

"Find a quiet spot, curl up with a book and enjoy."

Yes, this is the obvious one, #51 on the ALA's "52 Ways to Use Your Library Card" list. This photo was taken at the Pasadena Public Library's Hastings Ranch Branch.

The young lion tamer takes a reading break on a couch designed as an open book. The armrests are the spines of closed books. These cool couches can be found in libraries throughout the San Gabriel Valley of L.A. County. Give a shout-out if your library owns some, too!

Submit Photos of Your Child's Bookshelf to the PaperTigers Blog

I'm a sucker for fun-lovin' bookshelves. Remember my son's "On Beyond Zebra" bookshelf? I just sent a photo of it covered in books to a cool contest, "Around the World in a Hundred Bookshelves," being sponsored by the PaperTigers Blog.

Click here for more info about the contest and to see kids' bookshelves from around the world.

Hungering for more amazing bookshelves? Check out this blog, totally devoted to the art of the bookshelf. Some of the bookshelves here are so amazingly beautiful that it would be a shame to clutter them up with books.

On Beyond Zebra, the Bookshelf

Scrap wood, homeless books, a 4 year-old's imagination-- these were the ingredients needed to bring this bookshelf to life. The fact that one of our cats cowered at the sight of the zebra's eye gave it just that much more credibility.

For the bookshelf's christening, all it needs is a copy of Dr. Seuss's On Beyond Zebra. After all, this zebra's imaginative life begins where that of other zebras ends.

I'm a fan of fun book furniture. Please describe your favorites. Even better, send links to pictures!