Trying to find a quiet place to curl up with a book in the city that never sleeps is nearly impossible.
But a new floating library is trying to change that.
In New York City, the Lilac Museum Steamship berthed at Pier 25 on the Hudson River is transforming into a library so quiet that visitors are required to completely turn off their mobile devices upon entry.
The floating library is a project designed by artist Beatrice Glow that will run from Sept. 6 to Oct. 3, according to a press release. It will feature books from underrepresented authors.
The main deck of the steamship will be transformed into an outdoor reading lounge.
"Floating Library intends to recodify how we occupy public spaces by bringing activities that are typically confined within privileged institutional walls - such as reading, writing, researching, questioning and debating - to open space," according to the release.
Throughout the month that the floating library will be in the city, there will be free public programming, performances and workshops.
Once the project is over in October, Glow plans to donate the library books to New York City schools.
