March 2012
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Library History and Women’s History: An Ongoing... →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
As American women entered librarianship in the late 19th century, they focused on issues of professional equity, on services to women among the general public, and on the importance of preserving the history and writings of women themselves.
And yet we haven’t had one woman serve as Librarian of Congress and there is a huge and apparent gender imbalance in library...
February 2012
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“Whatever the costs of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...”
– Walter Cronkite (via cartulary)
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“Libraries and the librarians who staff them truly do have the ability to be a...”
– Marijke Visser in her latest District Dispatch post. (via libraryadvocates)
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Beautiful Photography of Libraries by Ahmet Ertug →
Temples of Knowledge - Historical Libraries of the Western World
A photography book on the most beautiful monastery libraries and public libraries of Europe. Photography Exhibition of libraries by Ahmet Ertug
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“I do things like get in a taxi and say,
“The library, and step on it.”
– David Foster Wallace (via drchulita07)
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Stephen Fry Tweets Support For Surrey Library... →
myimaginarybrooklyn:
Actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry has taken to Twitter to back a campaign against plans for some of Surrey’s libraries to be run by volunteers.
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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that...”
– Albert Camus (via burnthazel)
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“I was lucky to grow up in a house full of books, lucky to be taken to the...”
– jennifer mills – blog › National Year of Reading
Writer Jennifer Mills launched Australia’s National Year of Reading the other day in Baklava, South Australia. (via mulberryroad)
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In Support of Libraries →
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Library Advocates: President's 2013 budget: a... →
libraryadvocates:
Here are the two statements from ALA President, Molly Raphael on President Obama’s 2013 budget requests:
FIE
Reducing support for literacy under the Fund for Improvement of Education (FIE) takes books, valuable technological services and critical learning programs away from at-risk children…
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“A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a...”
– Alan Bennett (via crazylilcuban)
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minor arcana: A library is always expanding →
minor-arcana:
“The fact is that a library, indeed, is always expanding; from the “big bang” of one’s first book, up until its owner dies. A library cannot really dwindle, or be emptied of a part of its substance, then start growing again. At least, not without mortal danger. Each one of the books it…
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“The majority opinion leaves Congress as the sole venue for fighting draconian...”
– A sad, but true, summary of the recent Golan decision, prepared for the Library Copyright Alliance by Jonathan Band. (via arlpolicynotes)
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Seattle Public Library - Environmental Design →
themortalcity:
Bruce Mau Design
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(An Incomplete) List of Ridiculous Names in... →
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