Category: Libraries
In Bogotà, Colombia, José Alberto Gutiérrez has been a savior of discarded books for nearly 20 years. Known as “Lord of the Books,” Gutiérrez, who works as a garbage collector, made …
Library books have pretty distinguishable look. They have a sticker, usually with a bar code these days, and a stamp somewhere labeling that the book belongs to the library. …
YouTube Channel: WordNerds From the Description: Today Meghan talks about an experience that inspired her to request that her library order some books! Featured image via WCU
Every book lover has dreamed of having a home library! Maybe with floor-to-ceiling shelves and rolling ladders, maybe with an expansive window and a leather club chair. Such a …
Singapore is home to one of the most effective governments in the world. The ability of the state to create solutions to concrete problems has served it well since …
Our fellow bookworm Sarah Jessica Parker has joined forces with ALA, the American Library Association, to bring us Book Club Central, a brand new online resource that specializes in …
Somehow, the new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast just got even more amazing. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Emma Watson has revealed some incredible details about Belle‘s new …
Caitlin Stiles
February 12, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult
U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …
Christianna Marks
February 7, 2017
Contemporary, Family, Humor, Libraries, Mental Health, New Releases, Reading, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Imagine what it would be like if you were trapped in a library with your favorite TV bad boy. The kind of bad boy that no one really knows …
What is LibraryThing, you say? Only the BEST tool for at-home librarians that I’ve ever come across! Before I discovered this, I hadn’t even really thought of cataloging my …
Five years ago, I was so tired of winter that I loaded up weather.com and surveyed the United States map for cities that were shaded warm yellow to orange. …
As every book lover knows, the TBR list is longer than any human can finish over a lifetime. So how can we decide which one on the list of …
Not to be outdone by larger libraries like the Library of Congress, the Harvard Library, or the Bodleian, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library stands tall with a special collections book room …
If you’re like me, when traveling you like to uncover literary haunts. Well, let me tell you, Edinburgh, Scotland is full of them. Named UNESCO’s first City of Literature, …
Let’s hear it for poetry! There’s haikus, limericks, sonnets, verses, odes, ballads, and even riddles. Poetry is multi-functional, multifaceted, and even multifarious. There are so many different forms, features, …
YouTube Channel: JStuStudios After all, everyone needs a little interaction with puppets at least once a day. Featured image via YouTube
YouTube Channel: Shoalhaven Libraries The lovely librarians of Shoalhaven Library perform a bookworm-approved version of Queen’s classic Bohemian Rhapsody. Not sure if this version is available on iTunes or Google …
YouTube Channel: JStuStudios Just what you needed, another annoying (but funny!) distraction. Featured image via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54k-uczyP5Y YouTube Channel: Nsoj Bangalore From the Description: Located inside the lush greens of cubbon park is the State Central Library. The red facade of this building does not give …
If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to travel more, then why not go someplace a bit more exotic than Florida, and instead combine your love of literature with your thirst …