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To unroll a millennia-old scroll, be careful how you breathe.

How the Library of Congress Unrolled a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll

“It was the most fragile object we have ever encountered.”

Sabrina Imbler December 12, 2019

Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck

Ludwigsburg, Germany

Antiquariat Alt-Hoheneck

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

Permanently Closed

Side of the Valtiroty museum.

Mitchell, South Dakota

Valtiroty Shiloh's Tabernacle Center

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

A page from the archives of Ely, likely describing very petty thefts and also murder.

This Archive Captures Centuries of British Crime, From Cheese Theft to Murder

Eventually, these records will be made available online.

Sabrina Imbler June 12, 2019

Indigenous Taiwanese women and men working together to prep and store grain.

An Ancient Snapshot of Native Taiwanese Culture

A newly available Library of Congress collection shows the lives of an oft-overlooked minority.

Jonathan Carey May 8, 2019

In an image from James Skinner's book on life in India, a surgeon works on the leg of a patient as he takes opium.

Centuries of Persian Manuscripts, Now at Your Fingertips

A deep, cosmopolitan archive appears online for the first time.

Jonathan Carey April 2, 2019

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Why Poisonous Books Were Found Hidden in a Library

A Visit to the Forgotten Apartment in Manhattan's Fort Washington Library

Dwellings like these were originally designed for workers and their families.

Lizzie Philip September 13, 2018

I remember there was a person in it and they did something ...

The Crack Squad of Librarians Who Track Down Half-Forgotten Books

Reuniting stumped readers with the books from the edges of their memories.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 6, 2018

This building does not play music.

Mexico City, Mexico

UNAM Central Library

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

García Terres library.

Mexico City, Mexico

Biblioteca de México

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

Entrance to the Secret Room

Rochester, New York

Central Library's Secret Room

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

Take a book, leave the planet.

Detroit Now Has a TARDIS-Shaped Library

Dr. Who would be proud.

Eric Grundhauser June 9, 2017

Shelves at the Brautigan Library

Vancouver, Washington

The Brautigan Library

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

A burger from 1969, encased in plastic.

objects of intrigue

So There's a 53-Year-Old Burger Sitting in the Alberta Legislature Building

The limp sandwich has since become a fixture.

Michael Hingston October 4, 2022

This Library Is Threatening Jail Time Over Overdue Books

Those late fees are no joke.

Eric Grundhauser September 6, 2016