It is National Library Week in the US, and what better opportunity to take a moment to appreciate the joy and wonder that is the modern library system?
However you use your library, there’s joy waiting for you there.
Bored? Library. Curious? Library. Broke? Library. Rich? (Donate to the) library. Interested in the past? Library. Worried about the future? Library. Need to do your taxes? Library. Want to learn a new language? Library. Want to build a better community? Library!
“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you — and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.” ― Isaac Asimov
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Hanging gardens microlibrary in Bandung, Indonesia.
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Abbey Library of St. Gallen.
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