Category Archives: Libraries and Librarians

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

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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dreamy hardy boys library

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Ironically Named Bush Library Opens!

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

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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.

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

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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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