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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

vintagelibraries: A teacher finds project materials, 1938.

vintagelibraries:

A teacher finds project materials, 1938.

littledallilasbookshelf:

English Country House Libraries

I want all of them :)

bookmobility: Why did this sculpture by Harry Bertoia cause officials in Dallas to freak out in 1955, and what does it have to do with the purpose of libraries? Find out in… Scandalous Works of Library Art

bookmobility:

Why did this sculpture by Harry Bertoia cause officials in Dallas to freak out in 1955, and what does it have to do with the purpose of libraries? Find out in…

Scandalous Works of Library Art

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fallschirmjager: Cincinnati Main Library’s old location.The Main Library has occupied a prominent position in downtown Cincinnati since 1874, when a new building was constructed on the west side of Vine Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets. Labeled the most magnificent public library building in the country, the library featured one element similar to today’s library: a towering atrium with a skylight ceiling.

fallschirmjager:

Cincinnati Main Library’s old location.
The Main Library has occupied a prominent position in downtown Cincinnati since 1874, when a new building was constructed on the west side of Vine Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets. Labeled the most magnificent public library building in the country, the library featured one element similar to today’s library: a towering atrium with a skylight ceiling.

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steampunktendencies:

Ste Geneviève Library -(1844-1850), Paris, France

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from Brainpickings via The Way of Improvement Leads Home

from Brainpickings via The Way of Improvement Leads Home

klg19: SLIS “Do Not Reshelve” Sign 3/3 by librarykitty on Flickr. There really ARE reasons for this, you know. And these are what they are:

klg19:

SLIS “Do Not Reshelve” Sign 3/3 by librarykitty on Flickr.

There really ARE reasons for this, you know.

And these are what they are:

Don't reshelve

thehistoryminors: I told them not to get a cake but I’m okay with this. Birthday cake and DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) go together like a horse and carriage.

thehistoryminors:

I told them not to get a cake but I’m okay with this.

Birthday cake and DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) go together like a horse and carriage.

Libel action against McMaster librarian raises Academic Freedom issues

dirtyriver:

InsideHigherEd has confirmed that Edwin Mellen Press has filed libel actions in Ontario Superior Court against Dale Askey, a librarian at McMaster University and the University. The action is based on a 2010 review about the publisher that Askey posted on his on his blog. The review assessed the quality of the Mellon’s books, which is a core function of professional librarians.

"Madam, a circulating library in a town is an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge."

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan (via quotesbitches)