Lacuna: library + public art space built with 50,000 books
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A participatory art installation, a library, and a monument to books, made with 50,000 books that can be removed from its walls.
Backers: 198
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $11,207 of $10,000
Dates: Mar 24th -> Apr 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Bay Area Book Festival
Backers: 198
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $11,207 of $10,000
Dates: Mar 24th -> Apr 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Bay Area Book Festival
$11,207
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 23 @ 12:30 -0400 GMT
112%
of goal
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Latest News
WE MADE IT! 
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just crossed the $10,000 mark! Thank you, thank you, thank you for believing in Lacuna! And with 2 days left... the sky's the limit. Excelsior! Toe, Melinda, Sarah + Dylan (Read More)
3 days to go!
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Wahoooooo! We have 3 days left and a mere $600 to go. I don't want to bust out the party balloons just yet, but... Thank you, wonderful, beautiful people, for supporting Lacuna. We've come such a long way from having a crazy idea into actually... (Read More)
Happenings!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
It's quite the auspicious week here for Lacuna. Did you know it's National Volunteer Week AND National Library Week? Yep, we couldn't believe it either. First, thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and backers. With your help, Lacuna has gone... (Read More)
Lacuna Library Made of Books on Kickstarter
April 14th - via: adweek.com
The Bay Area Book Festival is hoping to raise $10,000 on Kickstarter to build a giant library made out of books at the inaugural event. (Read More)
Onwards and Upwards!
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday, lovely backers! We've got a bunch of exciting things to share. 1. The FLUX Foundation has started building! More details and photos about this soon :) 2. If you're in the Bay Area, we're hosting three awesome events that celebrate... (Read More)
Gooood Morning :)
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This morning we woke up and our inbox had the following messages: 1. Lacuna got a write-up on Curbed. 2. Kickstarter selected us as a Featured Project (!!!!!) 3. We have 18 people coming to the warehouse tonight to sort through books. A record... (Read More)
"Amazing!"
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
That's been our response to a lot of things these past few days. On Tuesday and Wednesday we welcomed tons of new volunteers to the warehouse, and we sorted through ~8,000 books. We're also getting great write-ups all over the internets, so we've... (Read More)
We have 50 Backers!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Fantastic Backers, It's been one week of our Kickstarter campaign and there are already 50 of you! THANK YOU! We can't tell you how honored we are that you're supporting Lacuna and believe in this idea. What started out as a crazy "what... (Read More)
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