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Green in nature is one thing, green in literature another. Nature and letters seem to have a natural antipathy; bring them together and they tear each other to pieces.

Virginia Woolf, Orlando. (via ablogwithaview)

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one sometimes sees claims in modern literature that “the ancient greeks had no term for the color blue,” but that is misleading. it’s true that ancient greek did not have a generic term for blue as we understand it, but there were many specific terms; these, like other color terms in ancient greek, often assigned more importance to the brightness or darkness of the color than to its hue.

ἀέρινος, aerial; light blue or grey γλαυκός, gleaming; later, of eyes, blue or grey καλάινος, turquoise-colored κυάνεος, dark-blue, glossy, (of the swallow, the deep sea); dark or black οὐράνιος, heavenly; sky-blue χαροπότης, bright; light blue; sky blue

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Travel The World And Their Libraries Through This Photographic Series

Are you a closet nerd? A bookworm in the hiding? Does the smell of new books have a way of making you happy? Then this post is exactly what you need!

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If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it. It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it... yes, books are like flypaper—memories cling to the printed page better than anything else.

Cornelia Funke, Inkheart

Parent to child at the library: Shhh...remember what we said about being loud in the library?

Child: We'll wake up the books.

Parent: That's right.

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03/21/17

sashayed

like, no offense to other people, but the people who read this blog are the best people on the planet

mysharona1987

necclibrary

YES.

towardsmorning

I once saw someone point out something I hadn’t really considered before- libraries are one of the only places that are warm and dry where you can stay for long periods of time if you have no money. If you’re someone with nowhere to go during the daytime, they provide a safe environment in which to keep a roof over your head for a while- and all while you can access information.

So yes. This.

edwardspoonhands

It’s weird…libraries almost feel /wrong/ now. It’s like I walk in and think “This is great…where do I put my money?”

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I used to work on a campus library and if you want someplace to put your money, so to speak, make sure you put books back in the designated areas. I know you think you’re being helpful by reshelving, but even if you pull something out to read a couple paragraphs just stick it in the basket for things you didn’t want. I don’t care if you know EXACTLY where you are. In academic libraries (at least in Texas) our funding was determined by how many books people looked at. So we got additional funding based on books not being reshelved. If there’s a designated shelf/basket for things you don’t want, stick things in it!

gingerjab

What @standbyyourmantis said about not reshelving is true for public libraries, too. Our funding is dictated largely by how ‘used’ we are, so we scan all the items that are laying about as In House Use. That, tied with Reference Count and Door Counter numbers (we have to manually put in the time we take for references) to prove we’re providing a needed service. We also have to count the number of people who come for our programs, which not only helps funding but shows that the programming/services are needed, as well. So, basically, if you want to feel like you’re making sure we’re getting paid and staying around, keep these in mind.

queenquong

I didn’t know that’s why you’re not supposed to reshelf!

rosalarian

Wow! That’s astounding!

davidhuyck

LIBRARIES!!!

citylightscomebackinjune

I’ve lost how many times I get asked about how much it costs to get a library card. It’s free. Everything is free unless it’s late or you lose an item. Free. Free. Free. Free.

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Amsterdam is turning rainbow for a visit of the Russian president Putin. The council of the city of Amsterdam has decided to hang out the gay pride flag on all council owned buildings and offices, in protest to Russia’s new anti-gay law.

davidbowowie

there’s several of these as well;

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pretty sure Amsterdam is now the sass capital of the world

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ragingdarcy:

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Really though it was great

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It’s one of those moments in which I do love my country

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IM SO PROUD

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The Constellations for February and March. Illustration from ‘The Constellations and How to Find Them’ by William Peck. Published 1887 by Silver, Burdett & Co

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