Library - Blog Posts
Guest New York
Bedroom - mid-sized contemporary guest dark wood floor bedroom idea
Home Office New York Example of a mid-sized beach style built-in desk dark wood floor and brown floor study room design with white walls
Historical library in the south of Lower Saxony / Germany
© Winston Duc Le
I have finally started on this project, but this was more that I thought it would be.
Traditional Home Office (Miami)
tumblr has become a safe space for me recently. other sites like tiktok and instagram, and especially twitter (which i refuse to call X and is also notorious for ppl horribly misrepresenting the goth subculture), are so overstimulating that tumblr is just a nice breath of fresh air. there are people who post about things that i am genuinely interested in on here and the ppl generally just seem way more down to earth and relatable. it's nice to have a space that i can post about anything and have a community separate from people i know irl too bc i feel even safer to just be myself without having a second thought about what ppl in my life might think. i can just share my thoughts and interests and it's so much easier to find like-minded people to follow on here, too.
tumblr is like the library of social media. relaxed, yet loaded with information and cool things to see and the people who come here are usually looking for the same thing i am; some peace and freaking quiet.
IT’S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK
HUZZAH! It is National Library Week, bookworms and library cats!!
And that means it is the perfect time of year to show some love to your local (and not local) Libraries, both in person and online. So, just as we took time to make a special post on Follow a Library Day last year, we’ve created ANOTHER master post to honor all the libraries we know so far on tumblr so that you can #followalibrary!!
Check out their tumblrs below and show them some love, bookworms! (Alphabetical by url)
@alachualibrary (The Alachua County Library District)
@alt-library (By Sacramento Public Library)
@aplibrary (Abilene Public Library)
@austinpubliclibrary (Austin Public Library)
@badgerslrc (The Klamath Community College’s Learning Research Center)
@bflteens (Baker Free Library’s Tumblr For Teens)
@bibliosanvalentino (Biblioteca San Valentino [San Valentino Library])
@biodivlibrary (Biodiversity Heritage Library)
@bodleianlibs (Bodleian Libraries)
@boonelibrary (Boone County Public Library)
@brkteenlib (Brookline Public Library Teen Services Department)
@californiastatelibrary (California State Library)
@cheshirelibrary (Cheshire Public Library)
@cityoflondonlibraries (City of London Libraries)
@cmclibraryteen (Cape May County Library’s Teen Services)
@cobblibrary (Cobb County Public Library System)
@cpl-archives (Cleveland Public Library Archives)
@cplsteens (Clearwater Public Library Teens)
@darienlibrary (Darien Library)
@dcpubliclibrary (DC Public Library)
@decaturpubliclibrary (Decatur Public Library)
@delawarelibrary (Delaware County District Library)
@detroitlib (Detroit Public Library Music, Arts & Literature Department)
@douglaslibraryteens (Douglas Library For Teens)
@dplteens (Danville Public Library Teens)
@escondidolibrary (Escondido Public Library)
@fontanalib (Fontana Regional Library)
@fppld-teens (Franklin Park Library Teens)
@friscolibrary (Frisco Public Library)
@gastonlibrary (Gaston County Public Library)
@glendaleteenlibrary (Glendale Public Library Teens)
@hpldreads (Havana Public Library District)
@hpl-teens (Homewood Public Library For Teens)
@kingsbridgelibraryteens (Kingsbridge Library Teens Advisory Group)
@lanelibteens (Lane Memorial Library Teen Services)
@lawrencepubliclibrary (Lawrence Public Library)
@marioncolibraries (Marion County Public Library System)
@mrcplteens (Mansfield/Richland County Public Library Teen Zone)
@myrichlandlibrary (Mansfield/Richland County Public Library)
@necclibrary (Northern Essex Community College Libraries)
@novipubliclibrary (Novi Public Library)
@nplteens (Nashua Public Library Teens)
@orangecountylibrarysystem (Orange County Library System)
@othmeralia (Othmer Library of Chemical History)
@petit-branch-library (Petit Branch Library)
@pflibteens (Pflugerville Public Library Teenspace)
@plainfieldlibrary (Plainfield Public Library District)
@royhartlibrary (RoyHart Community Library)
@safetyharborpubliclibrary (Safety Harbor Library Teen Zone)
@santamonicalibr (Santa Monica Public Library)
@schlowlibrary (Schlow Centre Region Library)
@smithsonianlibraries (Museum Library System)
@smlibrary (Sheppard Memorial Library)
@southeastlibrary (Southeast Branch Library)
@tampabaylibraryconsortium-blog (Tampa Bay Library Consortium)
@teenbookerie (Erie County Public Library For Teens)
@teencenterspl (The Smith Public Library Teen Center)
@teensfvrl (Fraser Valley Regional Library)
@teen-stuff-at-the-library (White Oak Library District)
@therealpasadenapubliclibrary (Pasadena Public Library)
@ucflibrary (University of Central Florida Library)
@uwmspeccoll (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libraries Special Collections)
@vculibraries (Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries)
@waynecountyteenzone (Wayne County Public Library’s Teen Space)
@wellingtoncitylibraries (Wellington City Libraries)
@widenerlibrary (Harvard’s Widener Library)
Whew! There’s a LOT of you. :) But we now this list is just getting started! Feel free to keep the library love going by adding any libraries we missed/don’t know of yet! (And if you’re not following US already, well, what better time to start than this week? ;) Eh? Eh?) And, of course, never hesitate to visit your Library in person. We love seeing you! :)
Happy National Library Week, library cats!
IT’S FOLLOW A LIBRARY DAY!! (according to Twitter)
In honor of this excellent bookish occasion, allow us to give special shout outs to all of the libraries that we have followed and/or have followed us here on Tumblr. For all of you bookworms and library cats out there that can’t get enough Booklrs, make sure to check these pages out and #followalibrary!!
@alachualibrary (The Alachua County Library District)
@badgerslrc (The Klamath Community College’s Learning Research Center)
@bflteens (Baker Free Library’s Tumblr For Teens)
@bibliosanvalentino (Biblioteca San Valentino [San Valentino Library])
@boonelibrary (Boone County Public Library)
@cheshirelibrary (Cheshire Public Library)
@cmclibraryteen (Cape May County Library’s Teen Services)
@darienlibrary (Darien Library)
@dcpubliclibrary (DC Public Library)
@detroitlib (Detroit Public Library Music, Arts & Literature Department)
@dplteens (Danville Public Library Teens)
@fontanalib (Fontana Regional Library)
@gastonlibrary (Gaston County Public Library)
@glendaleteenlibrary (Glendale Public Library Teens)
@hpl-teens (Homewood Public Library For Teens)
@myrichlandlibrary (Mansfield/Richland County Public Library)
@othmeralia (Othmer Library of Chemical History)
@petit-branch-library (Petit Branch Library)
@pflibteens (Pflugerville Public Library Teenspace)
@schlowlibrary (Schlow Centre Region Library)
@southeastlibrary (Southeast Branch Library)
@tampabaylibraryconsortium-blog (Tampa Bay Library Consortium)
@teencenterspl (The Smith Public Library Teen Center)
@teensfvrl (Fraser Valley Regional Library)
@teen-stuff-at-the-library (White Oak Library District)
@ucflibrary (University of Central Florida Library)
@waynecountyteenzone (Wayne County Public Library’s Teen Space)
Hopefully we didn’t miss anyone! (And, you know, if you’re not already following US, now’s a good a chance as any. ;) Just putting it out there.)
Harvard has a pigment library that stores old pigment sources, like the ground shells of now-extinct insects, poisonous metals, and wrappings from Egyptian mummies, to preserve the origins of the world’s rarest colors.
A few centuries ago, finding a specific color might have meant trekking across the globe to a mineral deposit in the middle of Afghanistan. “Every pigment has its own story,” Narayan Khandekar, the caretaker of the pigment collection, told Fastcodesign. He also shared the stories of some of the most interesting pigments in the collection.
Mummy Brown
“People would harvest mummies from Egypt and then extract the brown resin material that was on the wrappings around the bodies and turn that into a pigment. It’s a very bizarre kind of pigment, I’ve got to say, but it was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.”
Cadmium Yellow
“Cadmium yellow was introduced in the mid 19th century. It’s a bright yellow that many impressionists used. Cadmium is a heavy metal, very toxic. In the early 20th century, cadmium red was introduced. You find these pigments used in industrial processes. Up until the 1970s, Lego bricks had cadmium pigment in them.”
Annatto “The lipstick plant—a small tree, Bixa orellana, native to Central and South America—produces annatto, a natural orange dye. Seeds from the plant are contained in a pod surrounded with a bright red pulp. Currently, annatto is used to color butter, cheese, and cosmetics.”
Lapis Lazuli “People would mine it in Afghanistan, ship it across Europe, and it was more expensive than gold so it would have its own budget line on a commission.”
Dragon’s Blood “It has a great name, but it’s not from dragons. [The bright red pigment] is from the rattan palm.”
Cochineal “This red dye comes from squashed beetles, and it’s used in cosmetics and food.”
Emerald Green “This is made from copper acetoarsenite. We had a Van Gogh with a bright green background that was identified as emerald green. Pigments used for artists’ purposes can find their way into use in other areas as well. Emerald green was used as an insecticide, and you often see it on older wood that would be put into the ground, like railroad ties.”
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Random Thoughts 7/n 💭
I saw you closely, but I cannot look into your eyes nor face. I still miss you and love you. You don't know how happy I was the moment I saw you from afar as I went inside the library. I felt awkward now that I saw you after almost 2 months that I haven't seen you. My classmates told me that you're looking at me, but I can't face you directly. I love you always and forever my dearest.
Random thoughts 4/n 💭
Done submitting my assignment in Informatics in which my ading submitted the assignments to my batchmate. Currently, I'm answering theoretical laboratory experiment worksheet in Medicinal Organic Chemistry together with my groupmate/another ading at the library. We had random talks about random things.
Random thoughts 3/n 💭
Today, I'm here at the library just got finished doing my assignment in my batchmate's subject, to be submitted in a few minutes. Medicinal Organic Chemistry Laboratory experiment to be finished after lunch.
Enclosed in Omaha Large elegant enclosed medium tone wood floor family room library photo with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv
more library sketch... and yes it has a piano. It's an imaginary library, ok?
I drew something that isn't straight! 0.o
Living Room Library in Moscow
Living room library - large contemporary open concept medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room library idea with beige walls and a wall-mounted tv
Living Room - Library Example of a spacious, contemporary enclosed living room library with green walls, a beige floor, no fireplace, and no television.
Toronto Living Room
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional open concept medium tone wood floor living room library remodel with no tv, gray walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace
Living Room in Nashville Inspiration for a sizable contemporary open concept living room library remodel with gray walls and a stone fireplace. The floors are medium tone wood and brown.
i need this shirt more than anything else in life
Singapore. National Library.
