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Libraries

This illustration of <em>The Love Books of Ovid</em> was, apparently, too much for young minds.

Oxford’s Library Once Branded Its Sauciest Books With a Greek Letter

How James Joyce, Madonna, and Monty Python ended up on the same restricted shelf.

Matthew Taub November 15, 2018

Teamwork and speed.

The Competitive Book Sorters Who Spread Knowledge Around New York

Inside an annual contest of brains, brawn, and library logistics.

Matthew Taub November 14, 2018

The original "Poetree."

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Book Sculptures

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

One of the many extraordinary walls of the library.

Mexico City, Mexico

Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

The house and garden.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ricardo Rojas House Museum

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Dracula might not have really drawn blood, but his creator, Bram Stroker, drew in library books.

Bram Stoker Wrote in His Library Books

The London Library combed through its shelves to track down his marginalia.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 31, 2018

The Rivers cosmogram.

New York, New York

Rivers Cosmogram

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

A pair of cards featuring Mike Mattimore during his time with the New York Giants, ca. 1887-1890.

The Library of Congress Has an Incredible Collection of Early Baseball Cards

There's a lot of history in these collectibles.

Daniel Crown October 25, 2018

The stacks of the London Library.

London, England

The London Library

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

Video • Object of Intrigue

The Most Influential Medical Book of the 16th Century

On the perimeter of Slab City.

What It Takes to Build an Anarchist Desert Town

Slab City might be the "last free place," but that freedom requires work.

Sarah Laskow October 17, 2018

A Visit to the World's Only Sourdough Library

Step inside Karl De Smedt's singular collection of starters.

Lizzie Philip October 11, 2018

In Montana, this Little Free Library is filled with books and magazines.

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

Anne Ewbank October 8, 2018

The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab.

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

A bag from Bamberger's department store, mid 20th century.

At the Newark Public Library, Shopping Bags Carry Local History

The New Jersey institution is home to a collection of more than 2,000 of these often overlooked items.

Courtney Lichterman September 25, 2018

Step Inside a Secret Library Apartment

A red peach-shaped <em>wagashi</em> dominates this page.

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.

Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018

Quick!

How Two Thieves Stole Thousands of Prints From University Libraries

They almost got away with it.

Travis McDade August 24, 2018