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If you publish a book in Norway…

November 6, 2019Weirdo

If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children’s book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.

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In February 1961, East Orange…

October 10, 2019Weirdo

In February 1961, East Orange, NJ police arrested 14 people from their beds at home after midnight. Their crime was failing to return library books that were more than four months overdue.

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In 1930, a lawyer tried to leave…

August 5, 2019Weirdo

In 1930, a lawyer tried to leave $50,000 in trust to build a Womanless library. “No Woman Admitted” signs were to be posted at each entrance and no works by women were to be allowed on the premises. His family successfully challenged his will after his death, and the plans were scrapped.

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Ivan IV (the Terrible) inherited…

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019Weirdo

Ivan IV (the Terrible) inherited a library thought to contain ancient works from Libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople. Afraid that books would be stolen, he ordered his men to bury the books, then executed them. He died before revealing the location. Searches for the library continue today.

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Cambridge University Library…

January 9, 2019Weirdo

Cambridge University Library has run out of room for its 9 million+ books and built a huge store to hold 4 million more. The first book they put in was Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

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In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone…

July 1, 2018Weirdo

In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ¾ mile between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to “bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books”.

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There is such an expansive collection of books under…

July 15, 2017Weirdo

There is such an expansive collection of books under the British library in their archive, that if a person could read 5 books per day it would take the 80,000 years to complete.

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The Sacramento Public Library started a “Library of Things” earlier…

December 11, 2015Weirdo

The Sacramento Public Library started a “Library of Things” earlier this year, allowing patrons to check out, among other things, sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful, but don’t need to own long-term.

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A Malawian teenager taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring…

March 12, 2015Weirdo

A Malawian teenager taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.

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There is a library that was built on the US/Canadian border. Exiting….

December 13, 2014Weirdo

Haskell-Free-LibraryThere is a library that was built on the US/Canadian border. Exiting the library through the opposite entrance requires one to report to the country’s customs thereafter.

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