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How the elusive Lemony Snicket turned some rather, well, unfortunate events into a literary juggernaut.

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The Human Library takes interactive storytelling to a whole new level.

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Two little letters brought these seemingly unrelated entities together.

Presiding over the world's largest library isn't easy.

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There’s more to libraries than just plain old books. Many, if not most, also have movies, music, and audio and ebooks to lend out. But what about a parking pass for a Civil War fort? Or a circular saw? Well, depending on where you live, you can borrow tho

Little free libraries have sprung up all over the world in the last five years.

People Google a lot of strange things. But while the anonymity of the internet certainly helps them feel comfortable indulging certain inquiries, our curiosity as humans didn't start with the invention of the search engine.

Special collections libraries are a strange and wonderful world, full of odd collections and even odder researchers. We chose a handful of our favorites.

The Library of Congress has a collection of books that would make any bookworm turn green with envy. One of their most interesting collections is their rare children's book library.

We've all seen signs banning cell phones, food, and drinks. But these rules cover issues that might not be common to all libraries.

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This Library Lets You Check Out People Instead of Books

Why Burger King Tried to Block the Trademark For a 9th Century Manuscript

What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?

11 Things You Can Borrow From Libraries Besides Books

15 Gorgeous Little Free Libraries

Hilarious Questions Posed to the NYPL Pre-Internet

15 Incredibly Specific Special Collections Libraries

11 Rare Children's Books from the Library of Congress

9 Very Specific Rules From Real Libraries