New Walnut Creek (CA) Library Houses Art & Books


“Shhh…A Portrait in 12 Volumes of Gray,” by Christian Moeller, is the centerpiece of the public art on display in Walnut Creek’s new public library, which opens on July 17.

At one entrance, shown above, visitors to the library will be greeted by internationally recognized artist Christian Moeller’s 26-foot-tall portrait of a cheeky librarian holding a finger to her lips. At another, they’ll walk under a stream of colorful glass bottles riding a metal tidal wave. And in the children’s area they won’t be able to help but notice the playful sculptures of bees, dragonflies and flowers flitting across the walls. Twelve photo images and more on the new library from Contra Costa Times.