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 ====== Libraries ====== ====== Libraries ======
  
-===== Oldest Library =====+===== Oldest American Library =====
  
 In Franklin, Massachusetts, one of the country's earliest public libraries established in 1790, when locals distributed volumes provided by Benjamin Franklin. In 1731, the Founding Father established the Library Company in Philadelphia, but it demanded a subscription fee of 40 shillings.[([[https://www.sturgislibrary.org/oldest-library/|sturgislibrary]])] In Franklin, Massachusetts, one of the country's earliest public libraries established in 1790, when locals distributed volumes provided by Benjamin Franklin. In 1731, the Founding Father established the Library Company in Philadelphia, but it demanded a subscription fee of 40 shillings.[([[https://www.sturgislibrary.org/oldest-library/|sturgislibrary]])]
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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's co-founders, John Astor and James Lenox, and were installed in 1911. They were later "anointed" Lady Astor and Lord Lenox before being given their current names in the 1930s.[([[https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/library-lions|nypl]])] 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's co-founders, John Astor and James Lenox, and were installed in 1911. They were later "anointed" Lady Astor and Lord Lenox before being given their current names in the 1930s.[([[https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/library-lions|nypl]])]
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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://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/library-anchorage-lends-out-taxidermy-specimens-180971948/|smithsonianmag]])]
 +
 +===== 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://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368862/Yale-library-loan-therapy-dog-Monty-stressed-students.html|dailymail]])]
 +
 +===== Freegal =====
 +
 +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://theoceancountylibrary.org/sites/default/files/help/freegal/freegal-faq.pdf|theoceancountylibrary]])]
 +
 +===== Passport Services =====
 +
 +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://iafdb.travel.state.gov/|travel.state.gov]])]
 +
 +===== Librarians =====
 +
 +In the United States in 2020, there were roughly 163,810 librarians, 30,810 library technicians, and 69,650 library assistants.[([[https://www.dpeaflcio.org/factsheets/library-professionals-facts-and-figures|dpeaflcio]])]
 +
 +===== Most Frequently Borrowed Books =====
 +
 +The New York Public Library publishes an annual list of the most frequently borrowed books. That book in 2021 was Brit Bennett's The Vanishing Half, a New York Times bestseller that Barack Obama named one of his favorite novels of the year in 2020.[([[https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/barack-obama-favorite-movies-shows-music-books-list-2020-48071630|popsugar]])]
 +
 +===== Oldest Known Library =====
 +
 +The world's earliest known library was established in the 7th century B.C. for the Assyrian monarch Ashurbanipal's "royal contemplation." The site, located in Nineveh, modern-day Iraq, included a treasure trove of around 30,000 cuneiform tablets grouped by topic matter. The vast majority of its titles were historical papers, religious incantations, and scientific books, but it also included a number of works of literature, including the 4,000-year-old "Epic of Gilgamesh".[([[https://www.ool.co.uk/blog/a-brief-history-of-libraries/|ool]])]
 +
 +===== Most Frequently Stolen Books =====
 +
 +The Guinness Book of World Records and The Bible share the title for the most often stolen books from public libraries.[([[https://kottke.org/16/06/the-most-frequently-stolen-books|kottke]])]
 +
 +===== CIA Library =====
 +
 +Interested in working at the Central Intelligence Agency? Working at the CIA's library may earn you up to six figures![([[https://money.cnn.com/2016/03/05/news/economy/cia-job-librarian/index.html|cnn]])]
 +
 +===== Library Of Smells =====
 +
 +The Osmothèque is a scent library in Versailles, France. The Osmothèque, which opened in 1990, is a perfume repository with over 5000 smells, and many of which are no longer manufactured. The collection is an archive of perfume-making history, and numerous fragrance firms and parfumiers have voluntarily given samples of current and historical scents in order to preserve their formulations.[([[https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/Mag/Explore-France/5-000-perfumes-in-the-world-s-largest-archive-Osmotheque-founded-in-1990-in-Versailles|connexionfrance]])]
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