Love Always, Karla & Laura

"it's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt" perks of being a wallflower

[muspeccoll]

Have you seen our new exhibit in the Ellis Library Colonnade?  It’s called Libraries at War, and it features selections from the Poster Collection dealing with libraries in World War I and World War II.  

The Library War Service was created in 1917.  It was directed by Herbert Putnam, then Librarian of Congress, and administered by the American Library Association.   In an enormous effort to send books and other reading material to the American forces, the ALA distributed about ten million books and magazines; collected five million dollars from public donations; supplied library collections to more than 500 locations, including military hospitals; and with the financial help of Carnegie Corporation, established 36 camp and military base libraries.  During the Second World War more than seventeen million books were collected through the National Defense Book Campaign launched in 1941 and better known as the Victory Book Campaign.

Books were frequently regarded as powerful ideological tools. President Roosevelt wrote: “No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man’s eternal fight against tyranny.  In this war, we know, books are weapons.”

It was very hard to take good photos through glass AND mylar, but be assured - in person, these posters are quite striking.  If you’re in Columbia, stop by and take a look.

[owlsounds]

Would love to see this as a traveling exhibit to bring to my town.

[muspeccoll]

Great idea! We’ll talk to some of our exhibitions partners about this…

[aech-see]

my book haul for the past week, since the mailman finally brought my books from book depository!

[jamausis]

[books-wrote-my-story]

Top Ten Books Read in 2015

Here’s hoping that next year’s reads are even half as good!

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septeys

Passenger by Alexandra Bracken

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

[ursula-uriarte]

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where–” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “–so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.” 💕

[b00kishfantasy]

I redo my entire bookshelf every time I get a couple new books. Everything has to match: I want all books by the same author together, all the same colours if possible, all the same heights (the reason why international and normal editions frustrate me). If it’s not perfect in my head, I’ll most likely go insane

[ofthe1nterior]

#currentlyreading

[dinkafinka]

All my library books came at once. Shoot which one do I read first???

[missdarcy87]

“NASA is an American nonmilitary organization, and it owns the Hab. So while I’m in the Hab, American law applies. As soon as I step outside, I’m in international waters. Then when I get in the rover, I’m back to American law.

Here’s the cool part: I will eventually go to Schiaparelli and commandeer the Ares 4 lander. Nobody explicitly gave me permission to do this, and they can’t until I’m aboard Ares 4 and operating the comm system. After I board Ares 4, before talking to NASA, I will take control of a craft in international waters without permission.

That makes me a pirate!

A space pirate!”

Print from @buttermybooks Redbubble store 🚀

[bohemianbookworm-blog]

For as long as I can remember I’ve owned this tiny copy of Oliver Twist. I can’t remember where it came from or whether or not it was a gift. Somehow it just appeared in my life, and ever since I’ve been grateful to have it as a book friend. (photo taken by @bohemianbookworm from www.bookbeereviews.com)

[angelbed-deactivated20180211]

[paperbackcastles]

[newberrylibrary]

It’s back! The Newberry Library Book Fair, Chicago’s most popular used book binge, begins this Thursday, July 23rd, and ends this Sunday, July 26th. We at the Newberry know that there is no such thing as “too many books,” so we’ll have approximately 120,000 used books for sale, most of which will be priced at $2 or under! Can you find a better deal elsewhere? We thought not.

So come on down to the Newberry Library Book Fair and dig through our treasure trove of used books. They’re all waiting for a wonderful new home!

[tayintheknight]

#currentlyreading

[aelinqueenofshadows]

“Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy. It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for.”

[devonegage]

[rainydayscoffeeandbooks-deactiv]

My TBR shelf space | For the anon who asked where I store all my unread books