While I am not so sure that e-readers are "our ticket back" to a more literate-leaning society it does seem that the small percentage of Americans (28%) that own one seem to be reading more.Created by: www.OnlineTeachingDegree.comand while we are on the topic - check out this bus that was created by the ad agency TDA Boulder for Colorado's non-profit ACE Scholarships.Should we be providing free e-readers to all high-school students?
Inside the Library with Christoph Seelbach
Abbey Library in AustriaLuckily, one of the places German architectural photographer Christoph Seelbach likes to take pictures is at the library.Seelbach traverses his home country and other biblio hot-spots in Europe to capture the internal grandeur of the library. Abbey Library in Austria From the classic Abbey Library in Austria to the more contemporary City Library in Malmo, Sweden Seelbach invites us on a journey through these shrines to the printed word. former Jesuit College library in Amberg,University and State Library Halle, Germany Saxony State and University Library, Dresden City Library. Malmo, Sweden Seelbach seems to be following in the footsteps of fellow...
Bookseller, Bookseller, why do you weep?
The BooksellerBookseller, Bookseller, why do you weep?Because I must sell my books far too cheap.Bookseller, Bookseller, why do you grin?Because an old lady is just coming in.Bookseller, Bookseller, why all this joy?Because she requires a nice book for a boy.Bookseller, Bookseller, why do you cough?Ahem! Well, the discount forgot to come off.Bookseller, Bookseller, why are you gay?Beause it's my best of business to-day.Bookseller, Bookseller, why are you mad?Because the half-sovereign I changed her is bad.from Jack of All Trades a children's book first published in London in 1900. Text by JJ Bell. Illustrations by C Robinson.Courtesy of BibliOdyssey who features...
Big Box Heaven: An abandoned Wal-Mart becomes a Library
What's a town to do when Wal-Mart just picks up an leaves?How about turning the space into a library!This is exactly what the town of McAllen, Texas did, transforming 124,500 square feet (think 2 1/2 football fields) into the largest single-story library in the US.With the help of Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. the space was brought back to life. Gone are the guns and bargains; they have been replaced with books and computers.The International Interior Design Association just selected the Library as the winner of their 2012 Library Interior Design Competition.In the first month since the library opened new...
A bookmark on the loose
Much Better Now from Salon Alpin Check out the wild adventures of this bookmark in the award-winning short video, Much Better Now by Salon Alpine.