Posts filed under ‘private libraries’
Doctor Strange library shenanigan
Doctor Strange steals a bunch of forbidden books from the library in the (fictional) city of Kamar- Taj while Wong, the librarian, listens to Beyonce. (Strange, teasing Wong for using only one name, has recommended he listen to that artist; he’s also mentioned Bono, Adele, and others.)
so many shenanigans
I went on a road trip with my family and a whole bunch of library shenanigans (and one museum shenanigan) piled up.
The Hermitage Museum keeps 74 cats on site to protect its treasures from rodents!
Gloria Gaynor disco party at the Library of Congress in May, yes, this is for real. You know you wish you could go.
“Quirky photo project” by Elise Schimke at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
The Folger Shakespeare Library apparently gets pretty cold, but researchers can borrow hand-knit shawls while on site. Thanks, Lynne M. Thomas!
And speaking of library-themed clothing, library book leggings are available from Kickin Leggings (this ad showed up in my Facebook feed, so Facebook isn’t totally useless I guess).
Wiry Limbs, Paper Backs — Terry Border
Terry Border (“humorist, photographer, earthling”) takes old paperback books and turns them into anthropomorphic representations of the stories in the books. This is more of a book shenanigan than a library shenanigan, but you know we don’t stand on ceremony here at Library Shenanigans. I particularly enjoyed seeing the very paperback editions I read, the ones that seem right, for several books — it was like seeing old friends. Are there books you prefer to read in particular editions? I’ve heard that as soon as you have two editions of the same title in your house, you are not just a reader but a collector. By that definition I think most readers are probably collectors.
Thanks, io9!
cake in the library?!
The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA has decided to attempt to preserve two pieces of wedding cake found in the papers of Edwin Carpenter. The pieces date from 1876 and 1915 and have “little research value.” Nevertheless, the staff have found themselves reluctant to discard cake. (I’m with ya, Huntington Library.) Thanks, Steve Fisher!
Dick Cheney Vice Presidential Library
” ‘Now I must go and search for food and moisture,’ continued Luddom, moments before being devoured by a swarm of ravenous bats.”
Thanks, Amy Augusen!
Hernando Guanlao’s private public library
Hernando Guanlao has been running his own version of a public library for twelve years in Manila. The library has grown from about a hundred books to a few thousand. From the article: “The idea is simple. Readers can take as many books as they want, for as long as they want – even permanently. As Guanlao says: ‘The only rule is that there are no rules.'”
Thanks, Dina Wood!
The Joy of Books
More of a bookstore shenanigan than a library shenanigan. Perpetrated by … the books themselves! Thanks, Amy Brooks and others.
The Joy of Dullness: collection of boring book covers
Bookride.com has put together a nice collection of boring book covers for the amusement of all. Thanks, BoingBoing!
Electronic Home Library (1959)
Here’s a vision of an “electronic home library” from a 1959 newspaper. Note the projection of text onto the ceiling. Thanks, BoingBoing and Paleo-Future!
Bookshelf apartment at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Can we call this a library shenanigan? Oh why not. Rintala Eggertsson created this bookshelf apartment for the “Small Spaces” exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The bookshelf staircase in a private house in London is pretty cool too. Thanks, BoingBoing and Gizmodo!
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