Improbable Libraries

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Library in Muyinga, Burundi

Improbable Libraries, which documents unusual and visually striking libraries from across the globe, was Johnson's shot at bringing "the fun and entertaining side" of libraries back into a conversation that's become dominated by doom and gloom about their finances. "Both my parents are librarians," he explained, "so it's always been at the back of my mind." And despite the rise of eBooks, he believes that "in a world which is becoming gradually more virtual, physicality will become increasingly valued."

The Sir Duncan Rice Library at the University of Aberdeen

William Hakewill's traveling library

Soneva Kiri resort children's library, Thailand

The inner dome of the Soneva Kiri library, constructed from bamboo

The Bookbike of Tucson, Arizona

A Little Free Library in New York City

Dangling book homes at the Librairie Urbaine in Lyon, France

A popup library on Bondi Beach in Australia, courtesy of IKEA

The Children's Mobile Library of Mongolia, operated by author Jambyn Dashdondog

Marta Wengorovius' One, Two, Many library/art project fits just one reader

Raul Lemesoff's Weapon of Mass Instruction looks like a tank, but only delivers free books in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, in Kansas City, Missouri

The People's Library of the Occupy Wall Street protests, New York City

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