“The Art Library first opened as a public library inside BACC before being reformed into a library of art books in 2012. The place draws a broad demographic of visitors— retired citizens would come to read newspapers while students come here and use it as a co-working space. (Only a few come for the art books.) And that causes a space problem. People are sometimes mad at us when they come here to read and find that there are too many students coming to do their homework. We’ve tried different solutions to avoid confrontation, like adding tables. Besides serving as a library, we also organize a few activities—most of them targeted to kids.”
Kamolrat Sookmark has been a lead chief librarian at the Art Library for six years. She reveals that the library’s collection consists of almost ten thousand books. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, she’s more than happy to recommend any information regarding the books.
Sereechai Puttes/Time Out Bangkok