The Most Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump
(via Atlas Obscura) In the city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, known to many as a sleepy lakefront resort town, a
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This Magnificent Library Holds Treasured Irish History
(via Great Big Story) The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive
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New York Public Library dedicated on this day in 1911
(via History and Piktochart) In a ceremony presided over by President William Howard Taft, the New York Public Library, the
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How to Digitize a 357-Year-Old Atlas That’s Nearly 6 Feet Tall
(via Atlas Obscura) Archives and libraries are often tasked with digitizing old books in their collections to preserve them and
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Now There’s an Armageddon-Proof Library to Go With Norway’s Doomsday Seed Bank
(via Popular Mechanics)Way up north in Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Bank is a repository for the world’s most important
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11 Well-Read Facts About the Library of Congress
(via mental_floss) For over two centuries, the Library of Congress (LOC) and its staff have served as invaluable resources for
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Library Hand, the Fastidiously Neat Penmanship Style Made for Card Catalogs
(via Atlas Obscura) Toward the end of the 19th century libraries were faced with a myriad of issues. As libraries
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This Magnificent Library Holds Treasured Irish History
(via Great Big Story) The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive
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The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Through This Tiny Library
(via Atlas Obscura) For nearly 200 years Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, essentially functioned as one town. They also
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