Though many think of pop-up books as mainly for children, books with moving parts have been around for centuries and encompass all genres. Even today, with all the available technology, moving parts must be assembled by hand to ensure they work correctly.

As a whole, the Rare Book Collections include 16th-century spinning wheels known as volvelles, 19th-century medical books with flaps, Victorian tunnel books, and books by the famous paper engineer Lothar Meggendorfer. The miniature book collection for this exhibition shows a variety of mechanisms that create movement and that movable books are fun for all ages.