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I love the colors and the flowing geometry of these artfully arranged recycled materials. If you know the title of the work or the name of the artist, please leave a note in the comments.

"Bookless" was the 1-day art and music festival, celebration and fundraiser at the downtown branch of the Madison Public Library, now closed for renovation.

I didn't catch the title of this installation, but Blame It On Wall Street works for me. If you know the title of the work or the name of the artist, please leave a note in the comments.

"Bookless" was the 1-day art and music festival, celebration and fundraiser at the downtown branch of the Madison Public Library, now closed for renovation.

Performance art in a darkened corner of the basement. If you know the title of the work or the name of the artist, please leave a note in the comments.

"Bookless" was the 1-day art and music festival, celebration and fundraiser at the downtown branch of the Madison Public Library, now closed for renovation.

Not absolutely sure what these inflatable creatures are with their piles of old books, but I'm guessing they're bookworms. (Though they may be trees.) If you know the title of the work or the name of the artist, please leave a note in the comments.

"Bookless" was the 1-day art and music festival, celebration and fundraiser at the downtown branch of the Madison Public Library, now closed for renovation.

The Friends' Bookstore on the second floor of the Central Library was transformed into this "Lepidoterarium" by Angela Richardson and Paul Andrews. On the Library as Incubator Project website, Richardson talked about their installation.

Artists Angela Richardson and Paul Andrews are working with a medium that many library lovers will recognize right away: old card catalog cards. “We’re turning the Friends’ Book Store into something of a post-apocalyptic butterfly conservatory,” Richardson says. “Up from the ruins of abandoned technology comes a glorious transformation.”

Richardson heard about BOOKLESS on the same day she heard that Memorial Library on the UW-Madison campus was removing its card catalog, and the timing was perfect. While preparing the installation with help from friends, the artists also found some wire book supports and microfiche to use. Of their unique materials, Richardson says, “These materials are both beautiful and hold a lot of meaning in relation to library history.”

"Bookless" was the 1-day art and music festival, celebration and fundraiser at the downtown branch of the Madison Public Library, now closed for renovation.