Library in Nightclub.

And that is the powerHouse Library at Mansion.

The opening was last night. So, powerHouse is an awesome publishing company, but what concerns me is the selection of the club. If it were to open its own night venue, that's one thing. But they are going with Mansion, another mega club hailing from Miami taking over the space that formerly housed Crobar.

Now, I'm not hating on Mansion. (In fact, my homeboy DJ Ryo spins tonight! If you're going out tonight in NYC, go and holler.) The lighting in the main room is quite astoundingly beautiful. And is that Pucci fabric on those couches? Fabulous. If I begin to think, Mansion itself is a pretty exciting venue.

And powerHouse states that they are going to use the space for book release parties and such.

But, then, why am I not excited at all about this? I love books. I do. And you know I'm down with nightlife. So why this disillusionment?

Perhaps because the idea of books in a posh space with liquor is not at all all that fresh... The Library at the Hudson Hotel? Or the beautiful collection at the Chambers mezzanine (not to mention its owners -- both of the NY location and of the Minneapolis one -- are some major art collectors ).

Okay, they are both hotels and not nightclubs. But in New York, where a numerous -- and many infamous -- parties are held actually at hotels (think Chelsea Hotel, the Mercer, QT...), what's really the difference.

I really hope that powerHouse Library does something that would blow my mind to live up to its great accomplishments they've made so far... because quite frankly, this move hasn't impressed me a bit.