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====== Libraries ====== | ====== Libraries ====== | ||
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The McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas, is situated in a converted Walmart and may be the country' | The McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas, is situated in a converted Walmart and may be the country' | ||
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+ | ===== US-Canada Border Library ===== | ||
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+ | The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is located right on the US-Canada border. You may walk from Stanstead, Quebec, to Derby Line, Vermont. You don't need a passport to cross the (actual) line that runs through the building, but you must return to your own country or face fines.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Bats For Protection ===== | ||
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+ | The Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal is home to a number of bats, but no one is asking for an exterminator since the bats eat insects that may harm book pages. Staff cover tables overnight and clear up the guano in the morning.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Popular Books In Prison Libraries ===== | ||
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+ | Paranormal romance, young adult novels, and the Left Behind series are among the most popular genres in prison libraries.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Publishing ===== | ||
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+ | The Bethlehem Area Public Library in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, | ||
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+ | ===== Library Books Can Be Filthy ===== | ||
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+ | Everything from cocaine traces to the herpes virus to bed bugs has been discovered on sampling pages, but don't worry, there has never been a reported example of someone contracting anything from a library book.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Dirt Is Dangerous For The Book - Solution? ===== | ||
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+ | The only risk a filthy book poses is to the book itself, since dust can trap moisture and harm the pages. That's why the Boston Public Library has a machine called the Depulvera that works like a little car wash for books, blasting dirt off volumes via a conveyor system.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Late Fees ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Never Too Late To Return A Book ===== | ||
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+ | Eleanor Reed, a former student at Wakefield High School Library in Wakefield, Virginia, returned a copy of The Underside of the Leaf in 2015. It was borrowed in 1981 and ended up in the student' | ||
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+ | ===== 120 Years Late! ===== | ||
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+ | In 2016, the granddaughter of a man who had borrowed The Microscope and Its Revelations from Hereford Cathedral School in the United Kingdom returned the title 120 years later.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Visitors In Cages ===== | ||
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+ | Some libraries went to great measures to ensure that their works stayed on the shelf. Visitors seeking to examine rare books in the 1800s were imprisoned in cages at Marsh' | ||
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+ | ===== Karaoke Room ===== | ||
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+ | The Tikkurila Library in Vantaa, Finland, features a karaoke area where guests may perform hundreds of songs. Fortunately, | ||
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+ | ===== More Than Only Books ===== | ||
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+ | More than simply books are available at the New York Public Library. Members can borrow items such as neckties and briefcases to complete their outfit for a job interview.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Library Lions ===== | ||
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+ | If you're looking for ties, you'll come across Patience and Fortitude, the two lions flanking the main entrance of the New York Public Library. The statues were initially titled Leo Astor and Leo Lenox after the library' | ||
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+ | ===== Taxidermy ===== | ||
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+ | In Alaska, there is a library with a taxidermy collection. Customers of the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services in Anchorage can borrow taxidermy objects such as animals, bones, and furs. Bear and wolf fur are popular because they are frequently used in Boy Scout promotional events; Harry Potter aficionados like snowy owl mounts. Borrowers are not permitted to take specimens from their glass containers.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Therapy Dog ===== | ||
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+ | The Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale University used to let visitors borrow General Montgomery, a border terrier mix and certified therapy dog, for 30 minutes. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Freegal ===== | ||
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+ | Many libraries provide free music that you may keep. Freegal is a service that allows customers to download songs from a collection of over 15 million songs.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Passport Services ===== | ||
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+ | In addition to conference spaces, book sales, and research aid, many libraries provide passport application services, which can help you avoid long lineups at the post office.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Librarians ===== | ||
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+ | In the United States in 2020, there were roughly 163,810 librarians, 30,810 library technicians, | ||
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+ | ===== Most Frequently Borrowed Books ===== | ||
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+ | The New York Public Library publishes an annual list of the most frequently borrowed books. That book in 2021 was Brit Bennett' | ||
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+ | ===== Oldest Known Library ===== | ||
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+ | The world' | ||
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+ | ===== Most Frequently Stolen Books ===== | ||
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+ | The Guinness Book of World Records and The Bible share the title for the most often stolen books from public libraries.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== CIA Library ===== | ||
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+ | Interested in working at the Central Intelligence Agency? Working at the CIA's library may earn you up to six figures![([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Library Of Smells ===== | ||
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+ | The Osmothèque is a scent library in Versailles, France. The Osmothèque, |