E101 LIBRARIES

Bruce is shushed. Simon is well overdue.

Libraries are good things. Not needed as much these days, what with the internet? Well, it depends on who you ask. There are still lots of libraries, and they still have their place, from the local lending library to the national institutions. Go and check out your local library. These days, there's more there than you might think. As always, click on the pics to be taken down library-sized rabbit holes.

Become a 'Reader' at the British Library

Old-school Library Book Lending Leaf

St Catherine's Monastery Library

The Library of Alexandria

The British Library

Famous Librarians

Bats in Libraries

The Library That Puts Readers in Cages

Example of Librarian Handwriting

The Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Library Declaration

Library of Things

Painting Women's Toenails in a Library

Archives

The Internet Archive

Carnegie Libraries

The World's Largest Libraries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_libraries

Fascinating Facts about Libraries