The Reanimation Library was established in order to

• build a collection of resources that inspire the production of new creative work
  
• pan for gold in the sediment of print culture
  
• draw attention to the visual and textual marvels in seemingly ordinary books
  
• encourage collaboration among human beings
  
• call attention to the generative potential of libraries
  
• contribute to our cultural commons and gift economy
  
• explore pathways between digital and analog worlds