Library catalog

One of a series of library education posters designed by Peabody Visual Aids in the 1930s and 1940s, which I salvaged from a throw-away pile at my library school in 2003. These were created under the supervision of visionary librarian Ruby Ethel Cundiff. bit.ly/qWQ3YD. Many thanks to Gabriel Jaramillo at the Claremont Colleges Digital Library for the high-quality digitization.

There are 22 libraries in the world with a whopping 15 million items catalogued. Here are ten of the world's biggest - with a few facts and some pictures.

You know I love lists. And I also love books. So what could be better than a list of books? How about a list of my books? I won't try to convince you that

Select your own theme | 6 vintage library catalog cards | authentic index cards from school library

The only thing better than reading books is looking at pictures of books on the internet or, better yet, looking at pictures of bookSHELVES on the internet. There are so many cool lit pinterests, here are some of my faves.

A personal library catalogue system can help you keep your bookcase organised, track what you read, and prevent duplicates. Here are three of the best book

Long live the card catalog

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Most of us are familiar with the pristine organization of public libraries and archives. A few of us have even geeked out and considered shelving our own…

I never would have guessed Joan Rivers and I would have anything in common. But there is something we have both loved doing for over thirty years.