elf ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Library ▁District ▁Park ing ▁Gar age ) ▁is ▁a ▁striking ▁feature ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁dow nt own . ▁It ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Library ' s ▁par king ▁gar age ▁on ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁between ▁Wy and otte ▁Street ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁turning ▁the ▁par king ▁gar age ▁into ▁a ▁book sh elf ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁effort ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁to ▁bring ▁character ▁to ▁the ▁needed ▁structure . ▁ ▁" The ▁book ▁sp ines , ▁which ▁measure ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 ▁feet ▁by ▁ 9 ▁feet , ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁sign board ▁my lar ▁that ▁is ▁laid ▁over ▁concrete ▁pan els ▁and ▁an ▁al umin um ▁sub structure . ▁The ▁sh elf ▁show cases ▁ 2 2 ▁titles ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁reading ▁interests ▁as ▁suggested ▁by ▁Kansas ▁City ▁readers ▁and ▁then ▁selected ▁by ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ." ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁books ▁are ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁work : ▁Kansas ▁City ▁St ories ▁Vol umes ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁C atch - 2 2 ▁by ▁Joseph ▁H eller ▁Sil ent ▁Spring ▁by ▁Rach el ▁Car son ▁O ▁P ione ers ! ▁by ▁W illa ▁C ather ▁ ▁C ien ▁A ños ▁de ▁So led ad ▁( One ▁H undred ▁Years ▁of ▁Sol itude ) ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁García ▁M ár quez ▁Their ▁E yes ▁W ere ▁Watch ing ▁God ▁by ▁Z ora ▁Ne