Minecraft Libraries

What is this obsession with Minecraft? Everyone at my house seems to be talking about it, from my seven year old grandson to my twenty-five year old son.  From what I've been able to figure out, it's a video game, fabulously successful, that is a kind of virtual Lego game.  The appeal of the game is that it is a vast, open sandbox, and players use textured virtual blocks to build whatever they want. The game can be played as a hard-core survival test or as a casual, creative pastime.  What does that have to do with books, or libraries?

The New York Public Library

Well, apparently many people build books and book shelves, bookstores, and libraries.  Check out Book Riot's Ten of the Most Beautiful Libraries built in Minecraft.  And if you want to know more, there's a good article in the June 3, 2013 issue of Time Magazine available at the library, "The Mystery of Minecraft."