The link below is to an article about how a man was stabbed for watching porn in the Brooklyn Heights branch of the Brooklyn Public Library – the man stabbed was not watching porn by the way.
For more visit:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Man-Stabbed-Brooklyn-Public-Library-Porn-Suspect-151680785.html
The link below is to an article about how a librarian helped to clear the name of a man who was hung in 1922, in Victoria, Australia.
For more visit:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-curious-case-of-the-librarian-and-the-detective-20120516-1ypqk.html
The link below is to an article featuring more book art, this time in the form of a chair made from old Funk & Wagnall’s encyclopedias.
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/24/chair-made-from-funk-wag.html
The link below is to an article featuring 25 minimalist book covers.
For more visit:
http://www.flavorwire.com/292165/25-awesome-minimalist-book-covers
The following link is to an article about 10 overrated books. First on the list is ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger and can I say, I agree. Someone has said it – the book did very little for me.
What do you think of this list, which of couse is a completely subjective list. One person’s dislike is another’s like.
For more visit:
http://www.flavorwire.com/293260/10-epidemically-overrated-books
The following link is to an article about book sculptures.
For more visit:
http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/10/10-brilliant-book-artists/
The following link is to an article on the web application Riffle – a way to discover new books and share books with friends.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/riffle-is-new-tool-for-book-discovery_b22962
The following link is to an article about book sculptures.
For more visit:
http://weburbanist.com/2011/06/27/art-that-speaks-volumes-12-more-book-artists/
The following link is to an article on what to expect from libraries in the future.
For more visit:
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/04/10-changes-to-expect-from-the-library-of-the-future/
The following link is to an article on how to get your library mobile – as in mobile web. This article is part 1.
For more visit:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-i/
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