STORED in a sky-lit reading room in Naples are the charred remains of the only library to survive from antiquity. The ancient world's other great book collections -- at Athens, Alexandria and Rome -- all perished in the chaos of the centuries. But the library of the Villa of the Papyri was conserved, paradoxically, by an act of destruction. picked by BernardBlack 4 months ago

Nothing quite prepares you for the culture shock of Jay Walker's library. You exit the austere parlor of his New England home and pass through a hallway into the bibliographic equivalent of a Disney ride. picked by Nateebiinature 2 months ago

So she checks them out and is "horrified" and will not return them. I say us Plimers create a collective fund to buy the library another TEN copies! THINK of the publicity!! picked by moe 1 year ago

Perma Karpo Library represents a good example of how a green design should be. It features: ventilated Trombe Walls, solar panels (for electrical power), wool insulation (for isolation and acoustics), a Mud roof and timber paneling. picked by maxriter 6 months ago

A London library had 26 people available to be borrowed for a 30 minute conversation. They each represented certain stereotypes. The project hoped to bring people together and perhaps dismiss some of the irrational dislike for people just because they are Muslim, a witch, transgendered, or anything else. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Out of some 14 million prints, photographs and other visual materials at the Library of Congress, more than 3,000 photos are being made available on our new Flickr page. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

I work at a library. I wish I could find this surprising. Maybe he was just "googling" himself. picked by arsphidius 8 months ago

A convicted child rapist who was released by a judge even though prosecutors said he was likely to strike again has been charged with raping a 6-year-old boy at a library.

The braindead tag is for the judge who released the barsteward. picked by bevissimo 10 months ago

This isn't the typical whispering you might expect to hear at a library. Vienna's City Hall has launched a ``sex hotline'' to raise money for the capital's main public library. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A new library allows readers to borrow people for a 30-minute chat. Here's the experience of one man who offered himself as a human book picked by davethefish 8 months ago

These are web resources that I used for my recent paper on the impact of distance education on the academic library for ILS560-College amp; University Libraries. picked by MaxShemet 2 years ago

Some rich guy has a special library built just for his collection of JRR Tolkein books and artifacts. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton attend the ceremony.

Link to the library picked by suebe 2 years ago

Millions of emails are to be stored at the British Library in a unique project to preserve present day communications for future generations. Viagra and ween enlargement spam expected to make up 90%. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago

Any librarian who has pulled a tour of duty on the circulation desk of a public library has a few tales to tell about the curious objects people use, and then forget to remove, as bookmarks.
I hear those library tours of duty can be rough. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

"It appears his intent was to sell 2,100 (items) from the Denver Library collection," Denver Public Library spokeswoman M. Celeste Jackson told the station. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Hey, that's where I work! Wonder if we'll be closed tomorrow... picked by arsphidius 8 months ago

A nonprofit digital library has successfully fought an FBI attempt to seize information about one of its users, and is calling on other groups to challenge government agencies attempting to obtain online customer information without a judge's order. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

The next time you forget to return a couple of library books (and ignore those annoying letters about the overdue status of said volumes), think of Heidi Dalibor.

(Please note: it took TWO Grafton police officers to apprehend Heidi (The heinous) Dalibor. Me thinks that police department has a bit too much time on their hands.) picked by Nateebiinature 4 months ago

A Finnish library-goer apparently thought 'better late than never' and quietly returned a book on loan for more than 100 years to a library in Vantaa, in southern Finland. picked by Mitzuzake 9 months ago