Reading Nest (Mark Reigelman)

A child in a red coat looking up at a large sculpture of stacked wooden slats in a sunlit plaza with trees. — Source names no photographer

Designer Mark Reigelman's Reading Nest installation, a large structure of reclaimed wood inside the Cleveland Public Library's main reading room, created a playful new space for children without altering the library's normal function.

A striking example is the "Reading Nest" installation by artist and designer Mark Reigelman. He and his team built a large nest-like structure out of reclaimed wood, lodging it within the main reading room of the Cleveland Public Library in Ohio. The installation [+] created a whimsical new space for children to read and play, benefiting from the library's shelter and existing audience. The library itself [=] was not structurally altered and continued its primary function, hosting this new, temporary inhabitant.