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Library Porn (Curious to know how many views I'll get with "porn" in the header)

bibliophiliacs — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:10:02 +0000

Not to worry, faithful readers, this is not erotica set in a library. Unless you don’t only love books, and you actually looooooove books. Then, maybe.

Found some new and gorgeous photos of bookstores and libraries that I felt the need to share. Thanks to BuzzFeed for the links.

Shakespeare & Company in Paris. I want to live here. Please?

House on the Rock, Wisconsin. It is, in fact, a house on a rock. Or at least a resort on a rock. With a giant library. I could also live here, and that would be okay too.

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale. The vault most likely to be robbed by me. Who’s in?

The Royal Portuguese Reading Room. It never occurred to me that one day, I would wish to be Portuguese royalty. Who knew?

That’s it for now. If you want, BuzzFeed listed their Top 30. I find that it’s better to sample in small doses, or you don’t appreciate them as much. It’s just overwhelming bookness. And, finally, my new profile picture for the Bibliophiliacs Facebook page:

Thanks to my awesome brother-in-law, Mende (who is also chief geek @ Bibliocommons) for the image.

Happy reading (and drooling!)

30 Amazing Libraries and Bookshelves

fcmalby — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:45:04 +0000

1. The McAllen Public Library Source: mcallen.smugmug.com 2. The Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice: Sour

A 'toWer' of bOOks . .

vicTor K — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:01:00 +0000

“The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library contains the principal rare books and literary

Rare Books and Manuscripts at Yale

C.T. Westing — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:56:32 +0000

Dude, this place looks awesome. The central shelving area of Beinecke Library (Photo credit:

Machiavelli: Philosophy, Rhetoric, & History

graduateforumnz — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:51:57 +0000

A conference sponsored by Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Friday and Saturday, October 17 – 18, 2008

This conference will provide a venue for a broad interdisciplinary exploration of Machiavelli as a political philosopher, historian, and literary figure in his own time and beyond. Sessions will explore Machiavelli’s thought as it related to the ancient world, to the historical imagination and history writing, and to public opinion in his own day and earlier epochs, as well as consider the critical study and evaluation of Machiavelli in the twentieth century.

Open to the public without charge, but registration is required

Details and registration information http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/machiavelli or 203-432-7325

Jennifer Castellon
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Yale University
PO Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Phone: 203-432-7325
Email: jennifer.castellon@yale.edu
Visit the website at http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/machiavelli

Color portraits by Carl Van Vechten at Beinecke

elssler1 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:05:52 +0000

In a recent posting on its blog, the James Weldon Johnson Collection at the Beinecke Library reports on a new digital initiative and shares some arresting color portraits by Carl Van Vechten. Among the dancers and singers included are Marian Anderson, Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Ella Fitzgerald, and Leontyne Price.