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Library of Congress 2009 ornament displays the
Houdon bust of Thomas Jefferson, surrounded by his colorful library of
books. Below is the inscription of his famous quote, "I cannot live
without books."
http://www.loc.gov/shop/index.php?action
www.loc.gov
Library of Congress Shop
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Is it just me or should librarians get a steal of a deal at this hotel:
http://www.libraryhotel.com/dewey-decima
www.libraryhotel.com
Each floor honors one of the 10 categories of the DDC; each room uniquely adorned with books and art exploring a distinctive topic within the category it belongs to.
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A tour of libraries (more old school than the one in Amsterdam)
http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=78
curiousexpeditions.org
Everyone has some kind of place that makes them feel transported to a magical realm. For some people it's castles with their noble history and crumbling towers.
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Neat review and fabulous pics of Amsterdam's public library.
http://www.wejetset.com/magazine/2009/10
www.wejetset.com
If you were to tell me the most memorable part of my recent trip to Amsterdam would be the public library, I likely would have canceled my ticket. However, I’m happy and surprised to report that this is indeed the case. ...
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Feast your eyes on this treasure trove of some of my finest (?) offerings:
http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/ http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/
awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com
This could be a fun book to browse…at a museum or archive of some sort. Sadly, there are quite a few public libraries listed in WorldCat that still have this book on their shelves.
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Banned Books Week starts today:
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/ba
www.ala.org
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Philly?? Really??
http://consumerist.com/5358416/philadelp
http://libwww.freelibrary.org/closing/
consumerist.com
What frugal person doesn't like libraries? They're like a video store, only better. Which is why we're horrified to learn that thanks to the economic meltdown and the state of Pennsylvania's inability to pass its budget, the Philadelphia Free Library is closing on October 2nd. ...
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saw this on the Libraries Around the World fan page. Paul is raising money for Book Aid Int'l so they can build libraries in Sub-Saharan Africa where libraries are rare and 150 million Africans are illiterate. Take the quiz, make a donation and you might win 12 author-signed books. Quiz is here http://dpquiz.co.uk/b...ooks.html
The goal is to raise GBP 2000 before Int'l Literacy Day (8 Sept).
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Librarians go wild for the Gold Book Cart at the ALA convention
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story
www.npr.org
Each year, limber librarians compete for the coveted gold book cart at the annual Librarian Book Cart Drill Championships. With elaborate dance, athletics and performance art routines, they vie to show that librarians can be hip.
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Ray Bradbury on public libraries
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/20/us/20v
www.nytimes.com
The new passion of the science fiction writer Ray Bradbury is raising money for California’s libraries.