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Libraries

Bookmobile

Video about Annapolis Valley Regional Library Bookmobile

Mary Lemist Titcomb: The Woman Behind the First Bookmobile

The First Bookmobile (article from Western Maryland's Historical Library)

National Bookmobile Day - Bookmobiles at a Glance (A History by the American Library Association)

Ocracoke Library

Video about Ocracoke Island

Your Library is Your Paradise (article about a librarian at the Ocracoke Library)

Talking Book & Braille Library

Andrew Heiskell (branch of the New York Public Library) Braille & Talking Book Library Home Page 

About the Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library

A Short History of the Andrew Heiskell Braile & Talking Book Library

Video about Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Prison Library

Video about Folsom State Prison

CITY ROOM: At Rikers, a Library for Those with Plenty of Time (a New York Times article)

Prison Library Offers a Place to Escape: Jessup Correctional Institution Library in Maryland (NPR sound clip)

Explorers Club Library

Video featuring the Explorers Club Annual Dinner

Explorers Club: About the Explorers Club

Explorers Club: History of the Explorers Club

Explorers Club: A Photo Tour of the Club Headquarters

Explorers Club: Home Page

U.S. Navy Ship Library 

Video tour of the USS Abraham Lincoln

Berkeley Public Tool Lending Library

Video about the TLL

Berkeley Public Library: Tool Lending Library Branch Page

Berkeley Public Library: TLL Tool List, Fines, and Loan Period

Oakland Public Library Temescal Tool Lending Library

Library of Congress

Library of Congress: About the Library

Library of Congress: History of the Library

Library of Congress: Online Tours

Library of Congress: Home Page

New York Public Library

Video about NYPL

New York Public Library: About the Library

New York Public Library: Home Page

New York Public Library: Kids' Page

New York Public Library: The Library Lions

Home Library

Video tour of a home library

Scholastic article: Creating a Home Library

Reading Rockets article: Creating a Home Library 

Freshome Design & Architecture article: 37 Home Library Ideas with a Jaw-Dropping Visual and Cultural Effect

Architectural Digest slideshow: Stunning Home Libraries