from the Red Library: Creaks
Pink Fuzzy Bunny posted the rather wonderful USC Optical Sound Effects Library – "Classic movie sound effects on optical and magnetic tape from the 30's to the 80's, all carefully restored, catalogued and posted on the Internet Archive."
Courtesy of Mychal's Twitter account
There's no joy like library joy and Mychal Threets has the receipts for it in this post by St. Peepsburg!
Anna's Hummingbird is one of the top species on BirdWeather
"BirdWeather is a visualization platform that... is continuously listening to over 200 active audio stations around the world and is actively plotting their results in a user-friendly map interface..." jessamyn posted about the birbs, and it is super cool.
Photo by Daria Shevtsova on unsplash.com
A neat library tip from ElizaMain among many cool ideas in the Hacking Christmas thread.
New House - Home Library by G Travels (cc by-nc)
Metafilter members discuss How Many Books Make a Place Feel Like Home?
The Library of Congress - Reading Room by Glyn Lowe Photoworks (cc by)
Right now I am reading about how to make Mrs. Harriet Hubbard's Recamier Moth and Freckle Lotion. — jessamyn
A vast black hole of text waiting to suck you in, never to be seen again. Bye! — njohnson23
If you haven't explored it yet, don't miss A Random Walk Through The Library of Congress: LOC Serendipity, a fun discovery project by Mefi's own metasunday.
Alcove 5B by ep_jhu (cc by-nc)
Dr. Carla Hayden could be the #nextLOC: President Obama announces his intent to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden as the next Librarian of Congress
A peek into the traveling libraries of light house keepers: "When he visits a lighthouse that has a library he takes it away and replaces it"
"Obama's face has been etched out": A short video tour of the library at Guantanamo
Plus, a popular favorite from the vaults: Remember, if approached by a librarian, keep still. Do not run away.
And, recently in Ask Me: Why are comics and graphic novels catalogued as nonfiction in libraries?
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