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People are not rain or snow or autumn leaves; they do not look beautiful when they fall

Nav K (via navk)

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Punk at the Library

“The music is great, the setting is unexpected, and the joy is palpable.”

Check out this great piece on American Libraries about how D.C.’s punk scene is alive in the library scene. (Also, hands up if you want to be part of this cool group of librarians.)

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What could be a more innocent or harmless pastime for a young girl than reading?

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favorite literary characters: Jane Eyre 

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”

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lazy saturdays

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The time has come…

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“I’ve seen you reading—sometimes you open a book, and you’re just…gone. Even with your friends—it’s like you disappear.“ 

We love this quote from Fiona Wood’s gem of a novel—which is out today in paperback with a brand new cover that we just adore 😍🌿

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Kamilė Krasauskaitė, Lithuania

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🌿🍄🕸

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This edition is so beautiful ❤️

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J R R Tolkien - Poems and Stories - 

First Edition with Deluxe cloth gilt binding 1980

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“When you look into the darkness, the darkness looks into you.”

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Memories from last year by lorendil