A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.
—Robertson Davies (via pithia)
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Survey finds e-readers are spurring consumers of books in all formats
“Curiously, e-reading somehow sparks a love of books in any format. Even as e-readers are downloading books on computers, tablets and smartphones, they are also checking out more books at libraries and buying more at bookstores and online. About nine in 10 e-book readers said they have also read printed books in the past year, Pew reported in its survey of about 3,000 people 16 and older.”
We should worry less about how people get their books and — say it with me now! — just be glad that people are reading.
—NPR’s Jonathan Segura arguing against e-books vs. print arguments. (via themasqueradecrew)
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Designer Mebrure Oral has found a contemporary method of displaying books on walls in an fresh manner. By separating books into sections like “has been read” and “will be read”.
(Source: eclecticinterior, via fuckyeahreading)
Are Libraries Next on the Endangered List?
“Although branches remain hopeful that they won’t close, some already have. In Dearborn, Michigan 1 of 4 libraries closed in September and in Evanston, Illinois their South Branch Library that had been open since 1917, recently closed.
In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has proposed a budget that would eliminate 268 currently vacant library jobs and lay off 284 workers. Out of this has come a “Save Chicago Libraries and Librarian Jobs” Facebook page that has generated over 2,000 members. Despite the efforts the cuts are still likely.”
