2.4K views · 38 reactions | Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole reveals fascinating facts about the Library history in a presentation designed to train volunteers and docents at the Library. (66 min) Available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5058/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress | Facebook

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This is a patent model of the library step-chair, which was invented in 1853 🪑 Augustus Eliaers, who was born in France, was active in Boston in the 1850s and worked primarily making chairs for people who had been injured or were otherwise unable to walk. As part of his patent application, he created this miniature version of his chair to demonstrate how it worked! See it in "Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures," which is on view through February 11, 2024: https://bit.ly/41lhYBo 🪑: Augustu

🤎📚🤍According to @architecturaldigest Linderman Library is one of the world's most beautiful libraries. The library, one of the most iconic structures on the Lehigh campus, opened in 1878. Built by celebrated Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton, it boasts a spectacular stained glass dome. A large addition, which includes the Reading Room, was built in 1929. The library contains an impressive collection of rare books, including Darwin’s Origin of Species and James John Audubon’s four-volume e

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