nypl:
In preparation for Wednesday’s reopening of the Rose Main Reading Room, watch 52,000 books being shelved…in just two minutes.
http://on.nypl.org/2dveAwF
Time lapse by Max Touhey Photography, Music: As Colorful As Ever by Broke For Free
Reblog if you think public libraries are important and should be maintained.
Bless everyone who reblogs this. Being a librarian is truly my calling.
twice. on purpose. libraries are most important.
Public libraries are some of the most precious treasures of our civilization.
npr:
Looking back at the nationwide support for American troops in the two world wars, we see Americans of all stripes making patriotic contributions and sacrifices — including farmers, factory workers and librarians.
Wait. What? How did librarians fit in to national security in the 20th century? In an array of ways, says Cara Bertram, an archivist for the American Library Association. Libraries were established at hospitals and military bases.
“In both wars, librarians back at home or on the front were key in collecting and distributing books to soldiers,” Bertram says. “During World War I, librarians maintained camp and hospital libraries,” and in both world wars, “librarians promoted books drives and encouraged donations.”
When America’s Librarians Went To War
Photo: Courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives
WHAT IS THIS
WHAT IS THIS
WHAT
IS THIS A LIBRARY IN A THEATRE
ALL OF MY DREAMS HAVE JUST COME TRUE
oh. oh my god.
this is genuinely the most beautiful thing i have ever seen
This is a book store called El Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina! You can have coffee while sitting on the stage. One of my favorite places in my city.
It’s a BOOKSTORE?!
there are balconies where you can sit to read too
and that’s the stage where you can have a coffee :)
This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
