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Librarian as satrap

Having known nothing but kindness among librarians, this striking description of a martinet guarding his books almost at the point...

Listening time: under 3 minutes.

I loved this drawn out account of Thoreau's dealings with a publisher wanting...

As you know I have a penchant for places which foster the timeless absorption of concentrated reading or writing, or...

Love this library and will book a morning there to read and write when we make it to the Rijksmuseum. ...

Antonio La Cava, a retired school teacher, converted a quintessential Italian vehicle, the three-wheeler micro-van, into a travelling library.

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The Library of Alexandria had 30-50 state-funded scholars and agents scouring the Mediterranean for new books. It's believed that...

We first noticed it when it was still a construction site, but even on a grimly dank and overcast day,...

Ever in quest of dream libraries, I was delighted to discover this National Trust article on their...