The dozen appealing projects in this intermediate-level book feature both traditional and contemporary designs and include some items that can be completed in a weekend, such as a painted and pegged clothes rack. Detailed instructions and sequence photos. 120 color illustrations.

An architectural monthly.

Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries have shaped the public library experience of generations of Americans and today seen far from controversial. In Free to All, however, Abigail Van Slyck shows that the classical facades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask the complex and contentious circumstances of their construction and use.