Sarah Peters is an artist, writer and art administrator floating around Minneapolis, Minnesota. On the streets she organizes public art events such as the annual Northern Spark festival; in the studio she makes books; on the water she rows a handmade boat and dreams of turning the urban and surburban lakes into a creative commons.
Her ongoing experimental, interactive public project is the Floating Library-- a collection of artist-made books and printed matter aboard a raft, on a lake, accessible by boat.
The Floating Library's custom-made raft features bookshelves built to hold printed matter for perusal on the water. Patrons in canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, skiffs, rowboats, or other small watercraft are invited to paddle up and browse the shelves from their boats.
The Floating Library has circulating and reference collections contributed by artists nationwide and internationally. A staff of friendly volunteer Floating Librarians facilitate the check out process and make reading suggestions.