the shrinking librarian

Apr 14

lukelars:

afternoon stroll through the park. #desmoines #iowa #architecture (Taken with Instagram at Des Moines Public Library)

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Apr 3

wonderblood:

University of Iowa Main Library, 8am.

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Mar 22

“Could I destroy the entire Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus if I traveled back in time with a modern U.S. Marine infantry battalion or MEU?”

Huh. Good question. Now it’s a movie. “How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big Budget Flick” (Wired)

This is just the sort of thing I find fascinating anyway. The fact that Erwin is a local makes it even better!

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Feb 29

averageiowan:

The Law Library in the Capitol Building.

themightyosaka:

The Haunted Bookstore - Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Today, I got the chance to visit The Haunted Bookstore in Iowa City- local to me, since I live in the Amanas and can easily walk here from my art classes on Sunday mornings.

I took lots more photos than this, but this place was fucking huge. No walls were left uncovered in books. It takes up an entire strip of commercial space in downtown Iowa City and has everything from first editions to new releases. They have at least 20 shelves of each genre and more. Most books are in their original languages and print.

There are chairs in every corner and 2 cats, Sylvia and Cola, that roam freely around the shop. The cats often jump up and rest with people as they read within the store. I found myself in the science fiction wing with my nose in an X-Files encyclopedia.

The shop owner, Emily, was more than happy to let me feature her shop on my blog, unfortunately I was not able to get a photograph of her or her daughter that were at the shop that day. Sadly, a camera battery can only last so long in a maze of books. I found myself literally lost a few times, following the cats (who also followed me).

When I saw the inside of this place- the only thing I could think of was writing a story about it.

-Audrey A. Sandersfeld

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Jan 28

fybooksandwine:

Prairie Lights

Prairie Lights sprang to life in May 1978 as a small, intimate bookstore. Gradually we have spread to three and a half floors, the half being an 1100 square foot coffee house/wine bar located in the same space that the local literary society met throughout the 1930’s, hosting writers Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Sherwood Anderson, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings and others.

Bookstores&Winebars (BSWB)

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Jan 16

fuckyeahbookarts:

twrg:

Very cool zine (vending) machine I found today. Cornell NEEDS one of these!

They need these at my art college :O !

Zine Machine, University of Iowa Main Library.

Dec 13

susiequeue:

growtowardthelight:

Real downtown Des Moines Public Library.

i didn’t realize how grassy the roof was. also i think i’ve only ever seen an areal photo from the other side

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