Category Archives: Libraries and Librarians

Posted on September 5, 2014 by kara

from the site 28dayslater Library in the beautiful, spooky abandoned and obviously haunted Château de la Forêt  

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Fire rips through Mackintosh Library in Glasgow

Posted on May 23, 2014 by kara

This is horrifying. The world famous Glasgow School of Art has suffered devasting damage after a fire ripped through the listed Charles Rennie Mackintosh building. Firefighters are still struggling to control the blaze, which appeared to have started in the … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 18, 2013 by kara

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Posted on July 18, 2013 by kara

dreamy hardy boys library

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Ironically Named Bush Library Opens!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by kara

The George W Bush $250 million library, on the campus of Southern Methodist University  -a school attended by the likes of former first lady Laura Bush, actor Powers Boothe, and Kourtney Kardashian – was formally dedicated Thursday in a ribbon cutting … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 25, 2013 by kara

Am I required to write something about the fucking Geroge W Bush library? Because I really don’t want to.

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Posted on February 20, 2013 by kara

I love Judith Krantz’s house in Bel Air, on the 17th hole of the Bel-Air Country Club off Sunset Boulevard. The 8,000-square-foot house was built in 1938 and has a two story library.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s II, Revenge of the Librarian.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by kara

I hate Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I hate the black Givenchy dress, the tiara and foot-long cigarette holder, a grotesque parody of elegance. I hate the character’s “dahling”. I hate how, minutes after meeting her new neighbor Paul, Holly launches into … Continue reading →

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Vintage Library Posters

Posted on January 25, 2013 by kara

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Posted on January 22, 2013 by kara

The British Museum’s Enlightenment Room is a display dedicated to the age of Enlightenment. Separated into the various arts and sciences, there are books, fossils and statues on display, along with examples of earthenware and metalwork, which try to explain … Continue reading →

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