19 Wonderful Vintage School Library Posters

These imaginative posters from the 1960s encouraged kids to (gasp!) explore the library.

Brian Galindo a week ago 89 responses

Attorney General, Librarians Pounded As Porn Purveyors

The Dirty Dozen of porn.

John Stanton a month ago 4 responses

The 30 Best Places To Be If You Love Books

Mark Twain said, “In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” Mark Twain would have lost his mind if he saw these places.

Tanner Ringerud 3 months ago 426 responses

The Ten Most Beautiful School Libraries In The World

Mmmmmmm, books. (via idreambooks.com)

booklover84 5 months ago 262 responses

What Was Your Favorite Book In High School And Why?

Were you the kid reading Catcher In The Rye, did you go through a really bitter Lord Of The Flies phase, how many times were you forced to read The Great Gatsby? We want to know what your favorite book was and why! Read More ›

Ryan Broderick a year ago 2 responses

8 Bad Ass Libraries

As if books weren’t cool enough by themselves, they go and put them in these awesome buildings.

NileGuide a year ago 217 responses

Incredibly Intricate Historic Libraries

This day an age of technology we can’t forget the analog internet cafes with dark wood, detailed workmanship, leaded glass windows and tier after towering tier of books – classic historic libraries are a bibliophile’s dream.

TxBlackLabel a year ago 184 responses

Awesome Quotes From 11 Famous Writers On Censorship

Celebrate Banned Books Week better by letting Twain, Bradbury, Shaw, and other famous writers remind you how censorship is not awesome.

Mike Hayes a year ago 123 responses

A Bibliophile’s Wet Dream

I may have popped a literary boner for this concept. Olivier Charles created this digital rendering for an International Competition of Architecture for the Stockholm Public Library. (via cgsociety.org) View Image ›

SnarkVictory a year ago 89 responses

Isaac Asimov On Libraries

BRB, hugging my bookcase forever. Books are the most wonderful things in the universe. View Image ›

Donna Dickens 2 years ago 90 responses

Tool Libraries

As the availability of urban apartment space continues to decline, a whole new style of library has begun popping up around the country. They’re tool libraries, and for just a few dollars a month members get access to a garage full of tools and community resources to help perform simple home maintenance and repair. In Philly, annual membership is only $20 a year and gets you access to cool tools like squirrel traps, lawn mowers, and chainsaws. Read More ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago respond

Playboy For The Blind

The Library of Congress produces a braille version of the girlie magazine. I guess the blind are the only people who actually do read Playboy for the articles. View Image ›

Jonah Peretti 4 years ago respond

Clothing Libraries

A volunteer run organization in Australia loans out clothing to unemployed people for crucial job interviews. There’s not much buzz on these yet, but we’d love to see someone take the idea and run with it. It almost seems like something we can’t believe doesn’t exist in America yet. Read More ›

BuzzFeed 5 years ago respond