Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge Collection
“A library is infinity under a roof.” – Gail Carson Levine
This is our Libraries Gateway of Knowledge Collection series written by Gabrielle Passick. The series includes:
Libraries: Gatewa…
Libraries
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge: Greatest Libraries of Today
The Portico Library Reading Area Located in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK Source: Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. Th…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge: A Look Into Special Libraries
Abbotsford House Library Source: Wikimedia Commons
“Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.” ― Lao Tzu
By Gabrielle Passick
Last time, we left off with Libraries, Books…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge – Libraries, Books, & Bibliophiles in Artwork
Woman Reading by Édouard Manet (1879) Source: Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through …
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge Art and Relaxation in Libraries
University of Michigan Law Library Interior
Source: Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his li…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge Libraries and Career Preparation
Göttweig Abbey Library, Austria. Source: Wikimedia Commons
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”. -Confucius
By Gabrielle Passick
Libraries have always been a…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge – Language in the Library
Stockholm Public Library Stacks
Source: Wikimedia Commons
“Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.”
~ Benjamin Lee Whorf
By Gabrielle Passick
Last week…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge – Music in the Library
Boxed CD sets in the Media Collection, University of Illinois Music and Performing Arts Library
Source: University of Illinois Library via Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
We have dis…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge – Greatest Libraries of the Ancient World
Sélestat library, with statue of Jean Mentel, printer and publisher (1410-1478), signed Sichler SC, 1842. © Claude Truong-Ngoc / from Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
“The only thing t…
Libraries: Gateway of Knowledge – “Greatest Librarians of Our History”
Enlightenment era librarian in a library, 19th-century painting by Georg Reimer
Librarian from Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Passick
“Reading is a mighty engine, beside which steam and elec…