Interesting facts about libraries
· There are libraries around the world where you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their stories. There are 150 such libraries around the world.
· The Guinness Book of World Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.
· In Norway, you can return your library book anywhere in the country regardless of where it was loaned.
· Some German cities have public “art libraries” where you pay up to five Euros to borrow paintings and sculptures from local artists to put into your own home for several months.
· In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
· The Guinness Book of World Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.
· In Norway, you can return your library book anywhere in the country regardless of where it was loaned.
· Some German cities have public “art libraries” where you pay up to five Euros to borrow paintings and sculptures from local artists to put into your own home for several months.
· In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting the city were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
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