I heart the library!
I love going to the library. Where else can you go and browse around for hours, not get bothered by anyone talking to you, shop to your hearts content, leave with a handful of goodies and not have to spend a penny! It’s heaven. I can spent hours in there browsing through the books, dvds, cds and magazines. It feels like I’m shopping because I get to walk out with a handful of things and the icing on the cake is that it’s FREE!
My latest love for the library has come from discovering the 700,000 images available at the New York Public Library Digital Gallery.
Here are some of my favorites:
{Typical Floor Plan of 1910 NYC apt}
![[Various birds on attached cards.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=820091&t=w "View Smaller Image")
{Birds of the East: There were many different birds like this. Imagine a massive wall filled with them!}
![[Cheney Brothers dress pattern.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1599812&t=w "View Smaller Image")
{Vintage Dress patterns: Would look oh so chic in a fashionista’s room.}
![[Abstract design based on peacock feathers.]](http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=1553698&t=w "View Smaller Image")
{I have a soft spot in my heart for Peacocks. A quick search lead me to these amazing feathers!}
With 700, 000 images available I could go on and on. Now you can order prints thru the site that run around $30, but it also gives you the option to print them yourself for FREE! All images can be saved on to your computer and even sent to your local Kinko’s to get enlarged.
Enjoy!
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
Wow- great idea! I love the vintage dress patterns!
I heart libraries too! Of course I'm a librarian so that's normal. Thanks for sharing this great site! I was unaware of this collection and am so excited about it, both professionally and personally.
Me too except that I may be the sole financial supporter of our local library with my ginormous late fees.
These are a great find! Wish I had that resource near me!
Wow, thanks Camila! I could spend hours at that site. I've already printed out an old song book cover for myself and some sheet music that I'll frame for a wedding gift. Score!
I've ALWAYS had a love for libraries! Recently joined again in Nashville! These images are GREAT and it's so amazing you can print at home! Thanks!!!
Fantastic find, camila! I absolutely love the library and take my three yr old there daily, its awesome.
Awesome! I love vintage prints…what a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, great resource! And how amazing that it's online!!
What a great source for inexpensive art work! I love this idea. Thanks for sharing!
what an awesome find and share. thanks woman.
Love love love this! Thanks for posting. I'm always on the lookout for stuff like this.
Such a great idea, the library is just full of fun stuff!
I LOOOVE the library. we check out movies there too. great deal:)
Amazing finds! I absolutely love the bird prints.
Thanks so much for sharing!!
I too love the library here in Boston. I'm not sure if we have this same database, but I do know that the Museum of Fine Arts does.
I had no idea you could send stuff off to kinkos…thanks for the tip 🙂
I too, am a library junkie!!!
So many great things – all free (provided you return them on time)!! Have a great day!
the bird cards and the vintage dress patterns are both so great!
What a cool find! Thanks for sharing!
The dress pattern is amazing!
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What a great tip. I love the peacock feathers.
Sweet find! Thank you so much for sharing!
Vintage patterns are one of my favorite things to browse through. Just so much more inspiring than the ones available today!
I just heard about the website too! What a great resource!
Love those bird cards – have a thing for parrots of all sorts!
I'm swooning over the peacock feathers!
How neat!
Thanks for sharing this great site! I was unaware of this collection and am so excited about it,
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I've gotten sucked into the digital library too – loved finding my own street on a hundred year old map.