The History and Art of the Movable Book , at the Central Library, now is your chance to catch this colorful display of inventive pop-up books as it travels to neighborhood libraries in 2001. Children are encouraged to journey to each participating branch to get their passports stamped while discovering the wonderful world of movable books.
Movable books illustrate over four centuries of innovation in bookmaking.
In conjunction with the exhibition, BPL and the Movable Book Society developed the newly published Brooklyn Pops Up , a book of the foremost Brooklyn landmarks. Included in the book are pop ups of the Brooklyn Bridge, Junior's Restaurant and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, with cover art by the celebrated children's illustrator Maurice Sendak and paper engineering by notable artists including Robert Sabuda, David Carter, Chuck Murphy and Tor Lokvig. The History and Art of the Movable Book is supported by a grant from the Brooklyn delegation to the New York State Assembly and by a planning grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. The exhibition is organized by Brooklyn Public Library and the Movable Book Society. Brooklyn Public Library is an independent New York City library system serving the borough of Brooklyn.