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Article: Make a Book Clock


The link below is to an article about making a great book clock. The article forms a tutorial on how to do it.

For more visit:
http://shealynns-faerie-shoppe.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/book-clock-tutorial.html

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Article: Bookcase from Cable Spool


The link below is to an article about making a bookcase from an old cable spool. I actually don’t mind this idea at all – it could be a good bookcase and/or coffee table.

For more visit:
http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/spool-bookcase-tutorial.html

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Article: Librarians – Lost in the Stacks


The link below reports on a group of librarians from Brooklyn who have formed a band called ‘Lost in the Stacks.’

For more visit:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/shush-brooklyn-librarians-form-band-rock-article-1.1112283

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Article: eBook Hoarding


I’ve always had a thing for books. Well, certainly since I was able to afford buying them when I began my working life anyway. I devour books – have done for years. Many years in fact. Traditional books are everywhere in my house and have been in every house wherever I lived, whether a small place or large. Even when living in a caravan park for a while, with the vast majority of my books in storage I kept at it – buying and hoarding books. Not rubbish books – I don’t collect garbage! Which makes me a little different from the author of the article linked to below.

With the advent of ebooks, my hoarding ways have continued. Sure, I have stopped hoarding traditional books (more of them anyway – at any great speed – just the odd one here and there). I now hoard ebooks and I have a virtual truckload of them – possibly two. However, I still refuse to collect rubbish.

For more on hoarding ebooks visit:
http://www.northcentralpa.com/feeditem/2012-07-14_ebook-hoarding

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Article: Modern Library Storage Bin


The link below is to an article that looks at the ‘Modern Library Storage Bin.’

For more visit:
http://ableandbakerdesign.myshopify.com/products/modern-library-storage-bin-pre-order-now.

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Article: Bibliophile Paradise


The link below is to an article (with photos) that reports on a house with wall to wall and floor to ceiling bookshelves – something like 500 bookshelves. I worry about how many books and bookcases I have, this place is crazy. But couldn’t you store some books?

For more visit:
http://dornob.com/wall-to-wall-floor-to-ceiling-the-home-of-500-shelves/

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Article: A Brief History of American Bookmobiles


The link below is to a good article on bookmobiles in the US – including photos. A great glimpse into the past.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/07/12/a-brief-history-of-american-bookmobiles-in-pictures/

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Book Trailer: Bookshelf by Alex Johnson


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Article: The Book Mules of Venezuela


Mobile libraries are nothing new, but the mobile library system in Venezuela is, well, not new. The mobile libraries there are taking a step back in time and have become library mules.

For more visit:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6929404.stm

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Article: Hidden Furniture Bookcase


The link below is to an article that features a bookcase that also ‘hides’ other pieces of furniture.

For more visit:
http://grist.org/list/bookshelf-that-hides-extra-furniture-is-small-apartment-genius/