Library of Congress – Cassidy B. Charles

A Joke from my Cataloging and Classification Professor:

How many librarians does it take to screw in a light bulb? … One, but they are waiting to see what the Library of Congress does first.

Top 25 Largest Libraries in North America

Excerpt from The Librarian’s Book of Lists, in terms of volumes. Library of Congress Harvard University Boston Public Library Yale University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Toronto University of California, Berkeley Columbia University University of Texas at Austin Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County University of Michigan New York Public Library IndianaContinue reading “Top 25 Largest Libraries in North America”

The Library: An Illustrated History

Yes, I read a library book about libraries. Let me just say, The Library: An Illustrated History, by Stuart A.P Murray, is not as illustrated as you might think. The illustrated portion was, more or less, an afterthought from the author. I can only guess that one would need to put a spin on aContinue reading “The Library: An Illustrated History”