The granddaughter of a former student returned a book to the school library 120 years after it was borrowed, with a note that read:
"I am sorry to inform you that one of your former pupils, Professor A.E. Boycott FRS [Fellow of the Royal Society], appears to have stolen the enclosed — I can't imagine how the school has managed without it!"
Fortunately, no late fees were imposed. The fine could have been about £7,500! You can read more about the story here.
Two years ago New York's Library iconic Rose Reading Room was closed down for renovations. Early this month it reopened in all its splendor. The room has a colossal size, measuring 23 by 90 metres; the ceiling is 15 metres high. This famous landmark has featured in many films and TV shows. This timelapse video shows the process of returning the books to the shelves prior to reopening.
This might be useful to lottery winners.
Suppose you want to have a full-blown library at home, as in many novels and films. How would you go about it? You might want to hire the services of professionals like Heywood Hill of London. Owned by the Duke of Devonshire, it has become a leading purveyor of bespoke (that is, customised) libraries and is the object of a recent piece by The Economist.
'The first major commission, in 2013, was a collection of books on
20th-century Modernist art and design for a chalet in Switzerland. The
3,000-volume library took four months to put together and three days to
install at a cost of just under £500,000 ($788,000).'
If you have a stereotype of a librarian, it probably doesn't include tatooes. Some have even appeared in calendars to raise money in support of good causes. No, they weren't naked, but they bared parts of their anatomy to flaunt their tats, as you can learn in this short article.
Click on the picture to see a slideshow of 11 amazing librarian tattoos.
Welcome back after the summer. How would a bookless library work? This is a trick question: there are books, but they're not "real". Or are they?
To find out more, follow the link.
I hope you all had a good summer. I'm back to the grind and I found this article: why should you go to your public library? The answer may seem obvious, but if you had to list 10 reasons what would you say? Just to brush up on your English you can follow the link and see if it mentions your ideas (you might be surprised by the webpage).
