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Your Dream Library?

brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
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I'm thinking that if they ever put The Library of Congress on eBay, I would put a bid on it. It would be my dream library. The only problem? Where to put:
31 million books,
61 million manuscripts,
1 million government publications,
1 million issues of world newspapers,
500,000 microfilm reels,
120,000 comic books,
5.3 million maps,
6 million works of sheet music,
3 million sound recordings
and more than 14.7 million prints and photographic images.

That might be a problem.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    No problem, Brian - you and I can share it! There may be some items we'll fight over - to be determined later - but you can take all the sheet music.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    oftenreading said:

    No problem, Brian - you and I can share it! There may be some items we'll fight over - to be determined later - but you can take all the sheet music.

    Hey wait, but... but.. I don't read music very well! haha!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    Oh, the music isn't all you're getting You get the government publications, too!

    Okay, we'll divvy up the novels and newspapers.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    oftenreading said:

    Oh, the music isn't all you're getting You get the government publications, too!

    Okay, we'll divvy up the novels and newspapers.

    Government publications? I'm not sure I read that language very well either, haha! But half the novels and old papers? Deal!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Funny, when I read "dream library", I thought about the environment probably moreso than content.

    Give me a comfy window seat/lounge with an ample reading lamp overhead, and my favorite (plus yet-to-be-discovered) books. No background noise, maybe an ottoman and warm throw, and a cat in the vicinity, or FINE, on the lap. Packed bowl and snifter beside me wouldn't be the end of the world either.

    I'd be beyond good to go.

    (and yeah, keep those stinkin' government documents! They'd make me dizzy anyway)
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    edited May 2015
    hedonist said:

    Funny, when I read "dream library", I thought about the environment probably moreso than content.

    Give me a comfy window seat/lounge with an ample reading lamp overhead, and my favorite (plus yet-to-be-discovered) books. No background noise, maybe an ottoman and warm throw, and a cat in the vicinity, or FINE, on the lap. Packed bowl and snifter beside me wouldn't be the end of the world either.

    I'd be beyond good to go.

    (and yeah, keep those stinkin' government documents! They'd make me dizzy anyway)

    I like your plan, Hedo!

    If you haven't seen it, check out the photo of Keith Richards' library in his book Life. THAT is a cool looking library!



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    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    I had not seen it, and now that I have?

    Fuck me! Keith, you rock.

    PS - I would like one of those too, please.

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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    hedonist said:

    I had not seen it, and now that I have?

    Fuck me! Keith, you rock.

    PS - I would like one of those too, please.

    image

    That's it! Pretty awesome, eh!

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    brianlux said:

    hedonist said:

    I had not seen it, and now that I have?

    Fuck me! Keith, you rock.

    PS - I would like one of those too, please.

    image

    That's it! Pretty awesome, eh!

    I would never leave here!
  • Wma31394Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    Would have to be eBay local pickup only. The shipping costs would be astronomical and how would you insure that??
    "Going where the water tastes like wine!"
  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Yea mine requires a chaise and a coffee machine.
    While you two are fighting over novels and sheet music I'll just slip out with the comic books mmmmmmmkay?

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  • oftenreadingoftenreading Posts: 12,844
    ldent42 said:

    Yea mine requires a chaise and a coffee machine.
    While you two are fighting over novels and sheet music I'll just slip out with the comic books mmmmmmmkay?

    Yes, that's fine - I was hoping we'd find a collector here for those :smile:
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    oftenreading said:

    ldent42 said:

    Yea mine requires a chaise and a coffee machine.
    While you two are fighting over novels and sheet music I'll just slip out with the comic books mmmmmmmkay?

    Yes, that's fine - I was hoping we'd find a collector here for those :smile:
    Can I just have the one pristine Superman #1? (and then retire, haha!)

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,418
    Did a Google image search of famous libraries. Some really beautiful ones, even Keith Richard's room came up, but a particular photo really struck me....

    image

    London Library post-Blitz, c. 1940.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,630
    Hobbes said:

    Did a Google image search of famous libraries. Some really beautiful ones, even Keith Richard's room came up, but a particular photo really struck me....

    image

    London Library post-Blitz, c. 1940.

    Yes, I do believe "nightmare" comes under the category of "dream". haha!



    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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