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Found: The Wright Brothers' Lost 'Flying Machine' Patent

Misplaced for 36 years, the patent was in a cave in Missouri all along.

Sarah Laskow April 4, 2016

How Lead Ink Could Decipher Ancient Scrolls Scorched by Vesuvius

The scrolls were recovered from the only library to survive ancient times.

Erik Shilling March 22, 2016

British Library Recruiting Joke Detectives to Find Victorian Humor

It was known as a dour time, but puns were popular.

Erik Shilling March 16, 2016

The American Geographical Society Library

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The American Geographical Society Library

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

Historic Reading Room

Manchester, England

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A Photographer’s Literary Quest to Find the Bird That Inspired Dickens and Poe

The Most Precious Cargo for Lighthouses Across America was a Traveling Library

Natalie Zarrelli February 18, 2016

The library of the Sarospatak Reformed College

Sárospatak, Hungary

Library of the Sárospatak Reformed College

One of Hungary's most influential places of learning is also home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries.

The NYPL Just Released More Than 180,000 Images. We Picked the Best of Old New York

Anika Burgess January 7, 2016

Vienna, Austria

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

1939 Kangaroo Yearbook

This Is the Only Photo of Charlie Parker Playing His Sax in His Hometown

Sarah Laskow November 20, 2015

Southern African Large Telescope

Cape Town, South Africa

South African Astronomical Observatory

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Zemplén Archives

Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary

Zemplén Archives

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Eagle

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching a television during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois Date 1952 July

Norman, Oklahoma

Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

Library portico

Peterborough, New Hampshire

Peterborough Town Library

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.

FOUND: A 1986 Note From One Suffering Student to Future Generations

Sarah Laskow September 1, 2015