Asleep at the Seattle Public Library. Image via "Librarians are the most committed community activists I know." - Caroline Kennedy at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2012 It was billed as a Day of Caring. As part of the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting in Seattle this weekend about 75 librarians from all over the country gathered on Friday to "provide aid to local homeless organizations and offer librarian volunteers the opportunity to gain insights into best practice skills in serving the homeless." The night before happened to be the 33rd annual One Night Count where social service agencies and volunteers attempt to physically count the people...
Lord of the Rings Visual: The One Ring
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Who Reads eBooks? [Infographic]
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John Brown: Then and Now
"Tragic Prelude" (1938-40) by John Steuart Curry Mural of John Brown holding a gun and a Bible in the Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas.Note:This post is cross-posted from Bibliology, the blog of Biblio.com where Book Patrol will be contributing by featuring and highlighting material from their vast database of quality books. Why Biblio? They are the closest thing we have to an old-school bookshop online and I am honored and delighted to join their team. Book Patrol will also be curating the Bibliology e-mail newsletter which will focus on new arrivals and other book goodness. You can click here to join the fun!With Black History Month around...
Biblio-façade
This beautiful fresco adorns the exterior of the La Bibliotèque De La Cité (Library of the City) in Lyon, France.photos via