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Ever lent someone a book and never got it back? 📚
When a book could be worth as much as a house, that was a risk you couldn’t take. Professor William Whyte explains why books were once chained to library shelves.
#OxfordUniversity #LibraryHistory
📚🔒 Imagine a world where books were so valuable they were literally chained to the shelves.
At Hereford Cathedral's famous chained library, books were secured with chains, rods, and locks to prevent theft.
#Books #HistoryFacts #LibraryHistory #RareBooks #HerefordCathedral
Things I've been reading... This is an amazing book!
https://t.co/8mLwUHf5CC
#books #reading #BookTwitter #BookReview #nonfiction #history #TheLibraryBook #SusanOrlean #libraryhistory #libraries #LosAngelesPublicLibraryFire
Throwback to a time when damaging a book had serious consequences. We found an old library instruction hidden inside a book with this message.
@LibraryofBham #BookLovers #LibraryHistory
@macinnes_neil @MancLibraries @MCCChorlton @ManCityCouncil @hacking4chorltz @archivesplus We love it! There are also great tales and history about #holbornlibrary and so many of the beautiful old #Glasgowlibraries @FionaTarn @macinnes_neil Wouldn't this make a great conference? #librarydesign #libraryhistory #Carnegie #architecture
📚 Franklin, MA is home to the first public library in the U.S., thanks to a gift from Benjamin Franklin in 1790. WBUR recently featured our historic library—check it out!
🔗 https://t.co/FC4ghlkUBH
#FranklinMA #LibraryHistory
#OTD On this day, Margaret Irwin was born.
Margaret was an English historical novelist. She joined the London Library in 1930, nominated by Bernard Darwin, grandson of Charles Darwin.
#MargaretIrwin #OnThisDay #LondonLibrary #HistoricalFiction #LibraryHistory
🕰️Time for another throwback! Check out this pic of the Covington Branch in 1995 when we had some pretty cool visitors! Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog. 😁
📚Who is your favorite book character?
#STPL #ThrowbackThursday #LibraryHistory #STPL75
A sketch found in the library archives.
A snapshot of Cornish Library.
#Winnipeg150 #LibraryHistory #WinnipegHistory
Throwback to 1965: A glimpse into cataloguing or acquisitions at the Main Library @ubclibrary, featuring a woman working on a typewriter. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: https://t.co/OxWnDo2hM3
#LibraryHistory #UBC
Throwback Thursday to the Bloor/Gladstone Library Children's Department in 1980! 📚✨ A glimpse into the past, where young readers discovered new worlds. #TBT #LibraryHistory #BloorGladstone
📢 The program for our upcoming workshop "Turning Page(s)" is now available! Join us on Dec 6 @arnamagnaean or online via Zoom (link in the first message) for a full day of insightful talks on the history of books, libraries, and more.
Register now! #BookHistory #LibraryHistory
📢 "Turning Page(s): New Horizons in Book and Library History" is happening soon!
What does the future hold for book and library history? To discover it join us on December 6 @arnamagnaean or online. Attendance is free, but registration is required. #BookHistory #LibraryHistory
It's a #throwback to the '90s! As we count down to our 60th this Nov 13th, we’re taking a look at Sussex Library through the years. from retro vibes to digital archives! Stay tuned for more memories and celebrations! #SussexLibrary60 #LibraryHistory #SussexThrowback #LibraryLife
Alessandra Panzanelli (@unito) gives a marvelous talk about the Perugia book collector Prospero Podiani and his idea of founding and shaping #libraries
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#bookofbooks #bookhistory #libraryhistory
Did You Know?📚
Libraries used to chain their books to the shelves to prevent theft in the Middle Ages. Glad we don’t have to do that anymore! ⛓ #LibraryHistory #BookLovers #UENRLibrary #FunFactFriday
Design for a Library. Eiríkr Magnússon’s
endlessly expandable spiral design for a new @theUL, 1885 (never built!). Magnússon was Under Librarian from 1871-1909. He also taught Icelandic to William Morris. #LibraryHistory
I'm doing a sweeping survey of historic library collection interventions (exhibitions, talks, digital & innovative methods etc.). If you've come across any great examples then please get in touch and/or RT #libraries #twitterstorians #bookhistory #libraryhistory
New Journal Article: “Preserving the History of the American Library Association” https://t.co/d1cIs8XJ3u #libraries #librarians #libraryhistory @ALALibrary
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