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Marian Anderson in 1940.
libraries

An Incredible Collection of Marian Anderson's Life Is Getting Digitized

The famous singer's archive includes performances, diaries, and scrapbooks.
Sarah Laskow February 26, 2018
The atrium.
Tianjin, China

Tianjin Binhai Library

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.
Cushing delivering a rare book talk.
rare books

Exit Interview: I Curated Rare Books for a 200-Year-Old Library

In his 47 years at the Boston Athenaeum, Stanley Cushing has handled everything from a magnetic "Squid Book” to an autobiography bound in its author’s skin.
Cara Giaimo February 19, 2018
Unusual menus can take many forms.
libraries

The Most Unusual Menus From Libraries Around the World

Featuring fur, space flight, and Abraham Lincoln.
Anne Ewbank February 16, 2018
The card catalog at the New York Society Library's Reference Room.
libraries

A Peek at Famous Readers' Borrowing Records From a Private New York Library

Thanks to carefully maintained circulation info, we know when Alexander Hamilton checked out Goethe.
Erin Schreiner February 5, 2018
The title page for <em>Shadows from the Walls of Death</em>, and a sheet of wallpaper.
objects of intrigue

How a Library Handles a Rare and Deadly Book of Wallpaper Samples

The arsenic-laden pages of "Shadows from the Walls of Death" should not be touched without gloves.
Alexander J. Zawacki January 23, 2018
England's largest independent library outside London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Lit & Phil

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Cuypers Library
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cuypers Library

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
The Kennel Club Library.
London, England

Kennel Club Library

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.
The Denver Zine Library works to build the zine community by holding workshops, building curriculum, and sponsoring the Denver Zine Fest.
Denver, Colorado

Denver Zine Library

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
Poetry Foundation Library.
Chicago, Illinois

Poetry Foundation Library

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.
In 1929, naturalization test-prep guidebooks flew off drugstore shelves.
libraries

A Glimpse of American History Through the Process of Becoming a Citizen

Personal stories of naturalization from the collection of the New-York Historical Society.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 18, 2017
Ricardo Brennand Institute.
Recife, Brazil

Ricardo Brennand Institute

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.
Santa plotting his route, from a holiday card in the New York Public Library collection.
libraries

The Most Festive Treasures of the New York Public Library's Maps Division

We wish you a mappy Christmas.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 11, 2017
Illustration of a dog from George Turbervile's 1576 <em>Booke of Hunting</em>.
libraries

A 16th-Century Book on Forest Laws Had Alarming Rules About Dogs

"Who may keepe dogges within a forrest?"
Natasha Frost December 8, 2017
A Navy medical library, 1902.
libraries

13 Wonderfully Specific Libraries Reveal Their Oldest Treasures

We asked these unique libraries about their oldest holdings and got delightfully diverse answers.
Sarah Laskow December 6, 2017
A glowing advertisement for kudzu—now considered to be a highly invasive plant—in a 1902 catalog.
libraries

The Treasures Blooming in Canada's Largest Seed Catalog Archive

They were once considered disposable, but the Royal Botanical Gardens is putting 30,000 horticultural periodicals to good use.
Cara Giaimo November 22, 2017
One of the guest bedrooms.
Hawarden, Wales

Gladstone's Library

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.