Before COVID shut the library down, I was helping a little boy and his mom find books.

“What do you like to read about?” I asked. “Dinosaurs!” This is common request, but can mean different things, “Okay. Do you want a story about dinosaurs, or facts about dinosaurs?” “Facts.” I took him to the dinosaur section (567.9) of the juvenile nonfiction. He picked out a couple books, and I asked him if there was anything else he was looking for. “Do you have anything on DNA?” I had to think about that for a second. “I think so...but I’ll have to look it up.” The boy beamed, “I want to find out how DNA works, so I can bring them back!” “We just saw Jurassic Park,” his mom explained with a smile that did not waver when she added, “We didn’t learn anything.”

This is the only tiktok you'll ever need, I've made about 13 of these and I'm not stopping anytime soon

Vintage outdoor bookshop spotted in Madrid, Spain.

fuck it, colorful home libraries

“Morning light can make the most vulgar things tolerable” — the secret history, by donna tartt.

cottage life in the early days of fall

A peaceful life here with the smell of old books is everything I want.

Library Görlitz Germany

© J. Hulsch

Cats & Books

The Royal Portuguese Reading Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Photo by Sr. Santos Sra. Palmas

Actually had a productive day at the library going through my materials and writing notes on Mary Shelley

Historical library in the south of Lower Saxony / Germany

© Winston Duc Le 

Manchester libraries, so dreamy @warmhealer

Bookshop spotted during an evening walk in Reykjavik

The Maria Laach monastery library

It’s true!