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Libraries

Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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Recoleta, Argentina

Ricardo Rojas House Museum

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

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Bram Stoker Wrote in His Library Books

The London Library combed through its shelves to track down his marginalia.

October 31, 2018

New York, New York

Rivers Cosmogram

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

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The Library of Congress Has an Incredible Collection of Early Baseball Cards

There's a lot of history in these collectibles.

October 25, 2018

London, England

The London Library

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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What It Takes to Build an Anarchist Desert Town

Slab City might be the "last free place," but that freedom requires work.

October 17, 2018

A Visit to the World's Only Sourdough Library

Step inside Karl De Smedt's singular collection of starters.

October 11, 2018

Pizza Hut's ‘Little Free Libraries’ Look Exactly Like Mini Pizza Huts

Also, remember BOOK IT?

October 8, 2018

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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At the Newark Public Library, Shopping Bags Carry Local History

The New Jersey institution is home to a collection of more than 2,000 of these often overlooked items.

September 25, 2018

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.

August 28, 2018

How Two Thieves Stole Thousands of Prints From University Libraries

They almost got away with it.

August 24, 2018

Berkeley, California

Berkeley Tool Lending Library

Part of the Berkeley Public Library, this tool library lets you check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

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Found: The Oldest Public Library in Germany

Niches in the walls hinted at the building's past.

Leiden, Netherlands

Bibliotheca Thysiana

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

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House of Beasts of Retiro Park

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

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Castle of Light

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

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