Santa Monica Public Library

Santa Monica Public Library has been proudly serving the community of Santa Monica, California since 1890. -- smpl.org -- 

[mysharona1987]

Some more funny library signs.

[cheshirelibrary]

Via @myjetpack

[providencepubliclibrary]

Rotograph Co.; photographed by Harry Whittier Frees. View our excessive number of Caturday posts here.

[1000drawings]

by Jimmy Craig

[westside-historic]

[westside-historic]

Bank & Public Library building on the corner of 3rd and Broadway in Santa Monica, circa 1900.

Incredible photo showing immense detail of the architecture. Hard to believe this is only a few blocks from the beach!

Source: waterandpower.org

[teenyreader]

[smithsonianlibrariesarchives]

Anyone know the Library of Congress Subject Heading for questionable children’s literature? Asking for a friend…

From the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chcago comes this children’s ABC book that doubles as an advertisement for plasters and pills because why not? 

Highlights also include “M for Mutiny:” 

and “E for Entreaty:”

See Brandreth Columbian ABC for the little ones (ca. 1893) for more.

[santamonicalibr]

Our Star Wars mural from a few years back, made exclusively with post-it notes.

[cheshirelibrary]

Better return those books…

[providencepubliclibrary]

Graduate of The University of Unrequited Love with a Masters in Weeping Quietly In The Stacks.

[providencepubliclibrary]

I would really like to see the crime map for this mystery.

[universeofmemes]

Just got this snap from the mother-in-law

[americanlibraryassoc]

Happy Caturday!

[obviousplant]

Joyless Careers

[widenerlibrary]

We have a visit from Mr. Mistoffelees, the Conjuring Cat, for Feline Friday. In the trick illustrated here he has produced seven kittens out of a hat.

From: The Illustrated Old Possum (1974)

[bookworm-on-rainy-days]

[westside-historic]

Vintage postcard of the Santa Monica Pier in the 1970s.

[librarianwynn]

Vintage Librairan Pins by Leo Reynolds