“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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…