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Although I lived in New York for several years, I had never visited the Morgan Library and Museum before last week. Did you know that JP Morgan was obscenely wealthy? 😁 So much so that he had not one, not two, but THREE Guttenberg Bibles in his collection. Lots of other cool stuff too, including a fragment from the original manuscript of Paradise Lost, an original copy of the Apocalypsis, and Henry VIII's personal Bible.

Visited The Morgan Library in NYC today. It was the library of J. Pierpont Morgan and includes illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old master drawings and prints. To this core collection, he added the earliest evidence of writing as manifested in ancient seals, tablets, and papyrus fragments from Egypt and the Near East. Morgan also collected manuscripts and printed materials significant to American history.

This library is so gorgeous. Three balconies with hidden spiral staircases, a book vault and a priceless collection of rare texts and first editions. Need to expand my home library design I think 🤣

Hanging out at Recycled Reads, making book hedgehogs out of material that would have found their way to a landfill. By the way, books don‘t break down in landfills so maybe consider repurposing them if they can no longer be read. #reduce #reuse #recycle #bookishart

Hope everyone is well, we are deep in Autumn now and it‘s the perfect weather for stitching.. I just got a new delivery of this fabric! I love it https://etsy.me/2zFzC9B

I‘m at the Central Library in Austin tonight for a slumber party - it‘s really an homage to slumber parties but I still get to be in the library for two hours after it‘s closed to everyone else. 😈

Any New Yorkers in here? I am very envious of the stunning library you have on your doorstep. And the NYPL ain‘t bad either. #librarytravels

It‘s National Library Week. I‘ve been visiting the library since I was about 5 or 6, when I got my first library card. The library has continued to be an important part of my life. In recognition of the important role libraries have played in my life I decided to write about it in my most recent blog post. Feel free to check it out if you‘d like, and share your own love of libraries. #NationalLibraryWeek #LibrariesTransform

1. I visit my university's library every day and the public library about once every month or two.
2. I love all libraries, so i don't think I could say. I really miss my hometown's library, it weirdly had mpre selection, as a small town, than we do in Philly.
3. Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, My Friend Leonard by James Frey, and The Folklore of Discworld by Terry Pratchett.
4. Real young, probably 5 y.o, maybe younger.
#trivialthursday @GarthRanzz

Last post for Library Lover‘s Month. I was going to Tweet about libraries and community but hearing about Dolly Parton‘s Imagination Library and the Library of Congress teaming up changed my plans.

One more to go!

Two more days of why libraries are the bestest ever!

The app for the Austin Public Library has a nifty feature in which you can find books that have won awards. #LibraryLove #APLAmbassador

I can‘t believe I‘ve not said anything about one of the best reasons to show #LibraryLove! Books!!! All. The. Books.

I voted early today at the library across the street from where I work!

Six more days! I‘m trying to be a good social media ambassador.

At the @AustinPublicLib #CentralLibrary you can reserve meeting rooms online. Perfect for group study, book clubs... #LibraryLove #APLAmbassador

Libraries can be great places to study. The #CentralLibrary has a lot of wonderful spaces you could use. Maybe you should visit? #LibraryLove #APLAmbassador

Note: The Central Library in Austin has a lot of great spaces to use for studying but I don‘t know if I‘d be able to use them because the last time I was there it was too loud on several floors. It might depend on day/time and where you are in the building, though.

Only 9 more days to go!

Libraries support their communities in all sorts of ways, including sharing awesome art. #CentralLibrary #LibraryLove #APLAmbassador

The birds are grackles, which are everywhere in Austin. Everywhere.

I‘m not a fan of 45 but if there are people who want to read his books and they‘re in the public library, well, that‘s how it works. I‘m not going to ask for them to be removed. Just using this as an example. People tend to defend what they love and go after what they don‘t. It works both ways, y‘all.

Another day of #LibraryLove. Texas has a primary next month and I need to get in to vote early. We have a US Senate seat up this fall.

I‘m committed to a reason to love my library, or any library, for a month. I‘m trying not to be repetitive!!!

This is what I posted today: ‪I went in to pick up a book and came out with bookmarks to color. I don‘t even use bookmarks but how I could I resist these @AustinPublicLib? #LibraryLove #APLAmbassador‬

If you ever make it to Austin, visit Recycled Reads bookstore (the one at the Central Library is mostly a libraryish book shop). You can save a book - or 5, from the landfill and help support the Austin Public Libraries.

My niece bought everyone in the family tickets to visit the Pierpont Morgan 1906 Library and Museum. It was beautiful. Three tiers of books. An exhibition of correspondence between Alexander Hamilton, his wife, and his son was on display.
My niece is in the lower left corner in the photo.

Years ago I resisted the idea of ebooks. Even after I got a Kindle and acquired a lot of free or super cheap ebooks I still didn‘t read a lot of ebooks. Now, I read mostly ebooks because a Kindle is easier to carry on the bus and I find them easier to read in bed. Combine that with Hoopla, Overdrive, and a KindleUnlimited subscription I have access to a LOT of books!

Don‘t get me wrong I love card catalogs but having access to the ENTIRE system is amazing.

I went in to pick Saga Volume 5, walked out with Volume 5 AND 6. I just requested Volume 7 and I‘m number 8 on the hold list for one of 10 copies of Volume 8 so I should be caught up soon. Then I can move to another series. Whew!

I can‘t tell you how much I love being able to have books delivered to the library closest to where I work.

I think I need to take some pictures of the libraries I used in Austin. Maybe I‘ll do that next week!

Update: Welp, picture taking didn‘t occur.

This is an interesting exercise for me. I‘m remembering a lot of how reading and libraries played a role in my life. #LibraryLove

More #LibraryLove. I really miss card catalogs.

One of my friends in college dated a guy who didn‘t understand the connection between what he found in the card catalog and the numbers on the books. We weren‘t freshman either so I don‘t know how he managed until that point. My friend later married the guy and they‘re still married so it wasn‘t a deal breaker for her. 😉

I would love to own a library card catalog. They cost sooooo much money though!

More #LibraryLove today on Twitter.

Day two! I signed up to be a social media ambassador for the Austin Public Library over a year ago and they don‘t always gives us campaigns to help with. Either that, or I‘m missing the memo. It could be that. 😉

I‘m tweeting about national Library Lover‘s Month and I thought that Littens would like to join in! I‘m using the hashtag suggested by the Austin Public Library. They‘re also posting their reasons to love libraries on their social media accounts. What are your libraries doing?

I think I know where I get it from! My dad's "library in the making" ??☝??

At professional development this week at the Pierpont Morgan library, we're learning about illuminated manuscripts. ❤️Really excited about the program, our students will get to grind ingredients, like lapis, to create dyes, and use gold leaf for the books they are writing.

Photo unrelated to the illuminated texts but editions I was drooling over! Good thing they were locked away. 📚

The Morgan Library in NYC is simply gorgeous!

More geek out moments from my NYC book tour. The Morgan Library. Mr. Morgan is my new dead boyfriend.

#lyricalapril #paradise @Cinfhen