Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Subway Library
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
Subway Library
Initiative between The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Library, the MTA, and Transit Wireless that provided subway riders in New York City with free access to hundreds of e-books, excerpts, and short stories—all ready to read on the train.
As part of the Subway Library celebration, a specially wrapped "Library Train," with the interior designed to look like NYPL's Rose Main Reading Room ran on the E and F lines, running through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
ROLE
Art Direction
CREATIVE PARTNERS
HvD Design, MTA In-house Design
BLACK FRIDAY CAMPAIGN
In an effort to generate awareness, engagement, library card sign-ups, and goodwill (especially at the start of year-end giving), the Library launched a coordinated, multi-platform, award-winning campaign leveraging the interest and intrigue around Black Friday. The retail-inspired campaign centered around a full-page, national ad in The New York Times, with complimentary email and social media components.
While the tone was light-hearted and unexpected to gain attention in a crowded market, the underlying message was serious and clear—the nation's public libraries truly are the best deal out there all year round.
The campaign received significant media attention and succeeded in driving extensive engagement, including 20,000 web page views, 9,500 social media likes and comments, and a 32% increase in library card signups.
ROLE
Art Direction
LEAD DESIGNER
Caroline Reichardt
LEAD EDITOR
Abby Harrowitz
AWARDS
Graphic Design USA
WEB & MOBILE
Emails and dedicated campaign pages with animated graphics promoted core Library services such as the Library's 2018 Best Books List, streaming movies, Culture Pass, and library cards.
