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The House of the Temple.
Washington, D.C.

House of the Temple

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
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The Library of Congress is in the Midst of a Cyberattack

Websites are down.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2016
Tallahassee, Florida

Library Oak Tree Fort Sculpture

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.
Seattle, Washington

The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
The exterior of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House.
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The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Through This Tiny Library

One of the only libraries in the world that operates in two countries at once.
Sarah Yahm July 7, 2016
Exterior of Centre Pompidou
Paris, France

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
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Sex Tips I Learned at the New York Public Library

The Berg Collection of English and American Literature has some fascinating erotica.
Urvija Banerji July 1, 2016
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The World's Oldest Library Has Reopened

After years of renovations.
Eric Grundhauser June 29, 2016
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Dan Brown Is Paying a Lot of Money to Digitize a Library Devoted to Mysticism

The "Da Vinci Code" author has an abiding interest in ancient symbols.
Erik Shilling June 21, 2016
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The Strange History of Microfilm, Which Will Be With Us for Centuries

From carrier pigeons to comic books.
Ernie Smith June 20, 2016
Mid Eastern-themed billiards room
San Francisco, California

Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
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Found: A Stolen Letter From Christopher Columbus

It ended up in the Library of Congress.
Sarah Laskow May 19, 2016
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The Hushed Interiors of 19th Century Libraries

Gaze thoughtfully at vintage photographs of book-lined rooms.
Anika Burgess April 29, 2016
Templeton himself
Sewanee, Tennessee

The Templeton Library

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.
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The Rise of Pirate Libraries

Shadowy digital libraries want to hold all the world's knowledge and give it away for free.
Sarah Laskow April 21, 2016
Vonnegut's artwork on display in the small museum
Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library and Museum

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.
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Found: A Forgotten Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio

It was sitting in a library in a Scottish mansion.
Sarah Laskow April 7, 2016
The Reading Room as it appears today, pre-renovations
Paris, France

Labrouste Reading Room

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.