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Eight Former Churches Reborn, from Supercomputer to Skatepark

Kevin Lo January 20, 2015
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Objects of Intrigue: The Tiny Photo Album of a "Fairy Wedding"

Allison Meier January 9, 2015
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.
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The True Practice of Binding Books in Human Skin

Rob Velella December 15, 2014
La Tete Carrée Library
Nice, France

La Tete Carrée Library

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.
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No Books Allowed: Libraries of Puppets, Humans, & Other Oddities

Rebecca Burgan November 19, 2014
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Secret Libraries of Paris

Melissa Lesnie November 12, 2014
The site of Pitt's first assignation with his KGB handler.
New York, New York

The Wertheim Study

This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
New Haven, Connecticut

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
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Secret Libraries of London

Kevin Lo August 18, 2014
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Libraries on the Beach

Allison Meier July 9, 2014
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The Library That Put Readers in Cages

Allison Meier June 12, 2014
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Book Towns: Where Reading Is the Reason to Live

Allison Meier June 3, 2014
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Xylotheks: Wondrous Wooden Books That Hold Wooden Collections

Bess Lovejoy May 22, 2014
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Dante's Dust: A Curious Discovery in Florence's Central Library

Bess Lovejoy May 15, 2014
Young Men's Institute Library
New Haven, Connecticut

The Institute Library

One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.
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Reading in Restraint: The Last Chained Libraries

Allison Meier May 8, 2014