The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures (Gifts for Book Lovers, Gifts for Librarians, Book Club Gift)

5 best books like The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures (Gifts for Book Lovers, Gifts for Librarians, Book Club Gift) (Library of Congress): I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks, The Public Library: A Photographic Essay, The Little Free Library Book, This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information, A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks

Author	Gina Sheridan
ISBN	1440576246

Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out!

From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, I Work at a Public Library showcases the oddities that have come across Gina Sheridan's circulation desk. Throughout these pages,...

The Public Library: A Photographic Essay

Author

Robert Dawson

A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.

Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,...

The Little Free Library Book

Author	Margret Aldrich
ISBN	1566894077

"The Little Free Library is a terrific example of placing books—poetry included—within reach of people in the course of their everyday lives. Free is always a good thing, and the project has a nice give-and-take feel to it. Here's hoping we bump into literature when we turn the next corner—before...

This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information

Author	Kyle Cassidy
ISBN	0316393983

In 2014, author and photographer Kyle Cassidy published a photo essay on Slate.com called "This is What A Librarian Looks Like," a montage of portraits and a tribute to librarians. Since then, Cassidy has made it his mission to remind us of how essential librarians and libraries are to our communities....

A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations

Author	Pico Iyer
ISBN	0451493958

From the acclaimed author of The Art of Stillness--one of our most engaging and discerning travel writers--a unique, indispensable guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan.

After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home...