Tag: libraries
The world’s oldest library, the Khizanat al-Qarawiyyin in Morocco, is having a makeover and will soon be open to the public. Definitely one for your bucket list if you …
2016’s Banned Books Week begins on September 25th! So join your local libraries, bookstores, and other literary organizations in this celebration of your freedom to read. What Is …
The Washington D.C. based Pew Research Center recently released their reading data for the year. Shockingly, only 73 percent of people in the United States attempted to read one, …
For most people, returning library books falls pretty low in priority on their to-do list. The worst that usually happens when a book isn’t returned on time is a …
As we advance through the Contemporary Period, modern society is developing technologies at an increasingly fast rate. Every year, we see the rise of yet another more advanced smartphone, …
When I was younger, the people I most admired were librarians. They seemed like they knew everything in the entire universe. As I’ve gotten older, that hasn’t changed at …
Robert Morin, University of New Hampshire Alumni and library employee of almost 50 years, lived a simple life. But don’t judge Morin’s book by its cover. Somewhere within the …
Books and libraries are awesome but what’s even more awesome (yes, that is possible) are books that are about books – that’s like a double whammy! There are plenty …
Libraries, one of the last bastions defending public knowledge and the exploration and magic in life. They are a sanctuary, almost dreamlike, in a world that continually tries to …
Your smartphone can be your literary best friend. It can provide you with a bookish community, grow your reading list, and even be the medium on which you read. …
When you see a photo of a red phone booth it’s impossible not to associate it with Britain. It may be difficult to believe, but these phone boxes have …
When we are caught for a moment without our noses furrowed down in a novel, what else would book enthusiasts love to look at more than unique, one-of-a-kind bookshelves? …
For as much *snobbery* as there is surrounding the preference for physical books whose paper pages you can flip through and smell, a Rwandan village shows us how the “e” …
Let’s face it… Dating can be tough. Deciding between the crowded movie theater or burning hot beach has never been more difficult. Heck, even one choice too often leads …
Shakespeare and Company is one of two bookstores of the same name located in Paris, France. The store was originally founded by an American woman named Sylvia Beach in 1919. …
Laura Moulton, a writing professor from Portland, Oregon has a wonderful aspiration. A dream that delivers a world of fantasy, knowledge and education by providing literature to the homeless. …
I remember the first time I saw a Little Free Library in my town. I thought to myself, “Well, that’s an odd-looking and elaborate mailbox”, until I realized it …
YouTube Channel: Tedx Talks The world is full of wonderful libraries full of historical documentation, government texts and books available in hundreds of various languages from an unmentionable number of authors. …
YouTube Channel: The Top Ten From the Description: 10-Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., United States 09-Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, France 08-Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland 07-St John’s College …
YouTube Channel: Loudwire The pop music world is still in sadness over the recent passing of Prince. From “Purple Rain” to “When Doves Cry” – Prince was a true musical …