(Photo: Alicia Nijdam)And I mean literally as in l...  ...ll and photographer Will Pryce survey the world's libraries , from the expansive new National Library of China...  ...51 in South Korea and is one of the oldest intact libraries in the world. The book is full of interesting asi...  ...o hunt insects which...

(Photo: School Library Journal)So you can exercise your body and your mind at the same time! Falls Church High School in Falls Church, Virginia has these stationary bicycles in its library.With a grant from Action for He...

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but that doesn't mean that you can't pick up the librarian of your dreams. The Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University created three valentines to promote an event called "Dirty Boo...

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPSV8CsshnM](Video Link)What's it like to work in a library? This playlist assembled by Debbie Ohi may give you a sense of it. It's filled with ballads about librarians and library staffer...

We've previously mentioned the Little Free Library project. It's a program that encourages people to build small covered boxes with books available to anyone who passes by. Just leave one and take one.According to intern...

(Photo: Bildtankstelle)(Photo: Ji-Elle)(Photo: Ji-Elle)Chinguetti is a small town in Mauritania. It's been getting smaller because of the gradual expansion of the Sahara. But it was once a thriving settlement and, due to...

(Photo by Sheila Thomson)Public libraries have long been a means for people to educate them...  ...trons who complete their curriculum.Although many libraries offer GED exams and preparation courses for those...

(Photo: Rob124)We’ve seen e-readers and libraries without print books. But beyond the obvious proli...  ...ation sources, what might we see in the future of libraries ? Here are five possibilities.1. Patron-Driven Acq...  ...aterials very quickly.2. Discovery PortalsAt most librari...

(Unrelated photo via wanderingone)Food for Fines i...  ...ringone)Food for Fines is a charity event at some libraries in the United States. At the South Burlington Com...

Have you ever used a microfilm reader at a library? In the age between exclusively print library collections and online research databases, library patrons engaging in intensive research often relied on microfilm collect...