24SEP 2020
Famous Libraries of The World
1. Ben Franklin: Ben Franklin didn’t sit behind a circulation desk and help college kids find research materials, but he is still a legitimate librarian. In 1731, Franklin and his philosophy group Junto organized the “Articles of Agreement, ” which set up the nation’s first library. Their library, called…
25AUG 2020
Beautiful Library in The World
The ingeniously simple concept for the library at Tokyo’s Musashino Art University speaks volumes: it’s made entirely of wood bookshelves, with a glass exterior. Inside, architect Sou Fujimoto’s spiral-shaped design naturally spurs the visitor onward and features light-filled, comfortable corners for…
26JUL 2020
World Famous Libraries
This is an extremely broad question, so I’ll try to answer it from a worldwide viewpoint. If you’re asking about perhaps the most well-known public libraries in the world, often these are found in large cities that have been established for quite some time, as this allows for the library system to be…
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26JUN 2020
Famous Library in The World
Image of action figure courtesy of Archie McPhee Pearl worked at the Seattle Public Library at the time as the director of the Washington Center for the Book, and was well known locally due to her regular public radio appearances to recommend books. A year earlier, she had met a man who owned a novelty…
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27MAY 2020
Great Libraries of The World
Suzzallo Library, one of the great libraries of the world … | Flickr
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27APR 2020
Most Beautiful College Libraries
The Rhode Island School of Design faced its own makeover challenge in 2002: how to transform an imposing bank building into a design-forward library. The solution was a living-room-like setup of contemporary Knoll chairs below a gorgeous clock that dangles from the vaulted glass ceiling. While college…
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28MAR 2020
Best College Libraries
It took a while, but the internet has displaced libraries as the center of college scholarship. Reference books are available online, study groups can meet on Skype, and research films can be streamed to your phone. Still, let s not count out the ol brick-and-mortar behemoths full of dead trees. Libraries…
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27FEB 2020
Most Beautiful Library in The World
The library is housed in the Strahov Monastary, part of the historical Clementium building complex in Prague. Mikhail Varentsov/Shutterstock.com The Theological Hall was designed by Abbot Jeroným Hirnhaim and the architect Giovanni Domennico Orsi. There are tons of books on the walls. Filip Fuxa/Shutterstock.com…
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