A Library Is a Fairyland.

universitybeauty: Per Request: Duke University’s Lilly...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:19:24 -0400

universitybeauty:

Per Request: Duke University’s Lilly Library. Durham, North Carolina, United States.

subdued-light: Having fun isn’t hard… by lankmonster on...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:40:20 -0400

subdued-light:

Having fun isn’t hard… by lankmonster on Flickr.

"Can you imagine life without libraries? Neither can I. Hermione’s heart might simply cease to beat..."

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:15:09 -0400

“Can you imagine life without libraries? Neither can I. Hermione’s heart might simply cease to beat at the mere thought. Yet that’s exactly what we’re going to get if we don’t stand up and support them more. Over time, we have come to take libraries for granted, to think of them as a fact of life, and if we aren’t careful it will be too late before we realize just how wrong we were.”

- Are We Losing Our Libraries? — Kara’s HPA blog (via thehpalliance)

iridescent-photography: Exeter College Library, Oxford.

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:29:30 -0400

iridescent-photography:

Exeter College Library, Oxford.

interiorstyledesign: Library at the Chateau du Lude in...

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:19:37 -0400

interiorstyledesign:

Library at the Chateau du Lude in France/The Beast’s Castle.

(via Library Love)

becausetheinternet: An amazing shot of a beautiful library.

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:27:16 -0400

becausetheinternet:

An amazing shot of a beautiful library.

"There is not such a cradle of democracy on earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of..."

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:14:03 -0400

“There is not such a cradle of democracy on earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.”

- Andrew Carnegie

lolvirgin: Going to the Library…

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:39:16 -0400

lolvirgin:

Going to the Library…

derangedbutterfly: Monastery Wiblingen II by volzotan on...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:16:51 -0400

derangedbutterfly:

Monastery Wiblingen II by volzotan on Flickr.

This library, completed in 1744, was modeled in the Baroque style after the Austrian National Library, Just outside the library there is an inscription reading “In quo omnes thesauri sapientiae et scientiae,” which translates to “In which are stored all treasures of knowledge and science.”