Category: libraries

Librarians on Horseback in the Thirties

“President Franklin Roosevelt was trying to figure out a way to resolve the Great Depression of the 1930s. His Works Progress Administration created the Pack Horse Library Initiative to help Americans become more literate so that they’d have a better chance of finding employment…The horseback librarians were mostly made up of women…” Unfortunately, the horseback […]

Library in the monastery of the San Francisco Church (Lima, Peru)

 Dating from the early 17th century – one of the oldest still preserved libraries in the Americas. (Photo Jason Pearce) via   From Wikipedia: Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery located in Lima, Peru, south of Parque la Muralla and one block northeast from the Plaza Mayor. The church and convent are part […]

The Morgan Library & Museum in New York

via   In 1902 American financier Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) chose architect Charles Follen McKim (1847–1909) of the prominent firm McKim, Mead and White to design a library to house his growing collection of rare books and manuscripts. Adjacent to Morgan’s home, which stood on the corner of Madison Avenue and 36th Street, McKim created a […]

Fun with Books

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Home Library

A home library with beams, a loft, and a secret door! House & Garden Magazine, UK via Share this: Twitter Facebook Email Pinterest Tumblr Reddit Like this: Like Loading… Related

7 Tips for an Awesome Home Library

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Christian Chalkboard Creating a home library for your child says, “Reading is important.”   A home library is one of the critical tools parents can use to grow their child academically.  Here are 7 suggestions to help develop an encouraging, warm, and relaxing reading space…or two:  1.  The right spot. […]