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wordsbydan: 7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:40:05 +0200

7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of beautiful libraries

With libraries around the world in danger of extinction, Flavorwire posted a series of great quotes about libraries from famous writers. I decided to pair them with some of the world’s most beautiful libraries. You’re welcome;

Trinity College Library - University of Dublin

University Club Library – New York City

Admont Abbey Library – Austria

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio de Janeiro

Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Canadian Library of Parliament – Ottawa

Click on the photo to see it full size. Support your local library, kids.

"Penny, my body and I have a relationship that works best when we maintain a cool, wary distance from..."

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:44:19 +0100

“Penny, my body and I have a relationship that works best when we maintain a cool, wary distance from each other.”

- Sheldon Cooper

Photo

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 13:11:41 +0200

"A scholar is just a library’s way of making another library."

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:55:32 +0200

“A scholar is just a library’s way of making another library.”

- Daniel Dennet (1995)

Video

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:06:01 +0200

Bonnie “Prince” Billy - I See A Darkness

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:51:58 +0200

Bonnie “Prince” Billy - I See A Darkness

Google Art Project

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:03:40 +0200

Google Art Project

Birth of a Book A short vignette of a book being created using...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:48:00 +0200

Birth of a Book

A short vignette of a book being created using traditional printing methods.

For the Daily Telegraph. Shot at Smith-Settle Printers, Leeds, England. The book being printed is Suzanne St Albans’ ‘Mango and Mimosa’ published as part of the Slightly Foxed series.

Shot, Directed & Edited by Glen Milner

The Internet Of Things

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:09:50 +0100

The Internet Of Things

Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:44:49 +0100

Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod

I see a Rhenocéros!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:50:07 +0100

I see a Rhenocéros!

via Graphic Design & Web Design Blog

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:02:50 +0100

via Graphic Design & Web Design Blog

"may my heart always be open to little \ birds who are the secrets of living \ whatever they sing is..."

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:51:50 +0100

“may my heart always be open to little \ birds who are the secrets of living \ whatever they sing is better than to know \ and if men should not hear them men are old”

- e.e. cummings

Jonathan Ive - Tribute to Steve Jobs

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:41:19 +0100

Jonathan Ive - Tribute to Steve Jobs

Video

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0200

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:51:11 +0200

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Trust (1990)

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:38:00 +0200

Maria: Your job is making you boring and mean.
Matthew: My job is making me a respectable member of society.

Der Bettenkauf by Bernhard Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow aka....

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:46:24 +0200

Der Bettenkauf by Bernhard Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow aka. Loriot (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011)

Kermit & Debbie Harry: Rainbow Connection

Sat, 21 May 2011 20:01:00 +0200

Kermit & Debbie Harry: Rainbow Connection

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and..."

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:52:21 +0200

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

- Groucho Marx