#detroitlib

[therecipelibrary]

Coconut Pudding

-The American Lady's System of Cookery 1852

As requested by @detroitlib

#coconut #pudding #vintage recipes #recipe #1850s #1800s #cocoanut

[merelygifted]

“Das Leben ist doch so beschissen/Weil wir alle sterben müssen,” but when *The Detroit Public Library* likes my posts, it’s a lot less beschissen!

@detroitlib

#Libraries #Detroit Public Library #Love You! #Herman Hesse #Brilliant Quotations

[detroitlib]

[othmeralia]

I posted 312 times in 2022

145 posts created (46%)

167 posts reblogged (54%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@heaveninawildflower

@detroitlib

@uwmspeccoll

@riesenfeldcenter

@alachualibrary

I tagged 307 of my posts in 2022

Only 2% of my posts had no tags

#reblog - 162 posts

#othmeralia - 125 posts

#rare books - 43 posts

#old books - 33 posts

#othmer library - 29 posts

#chemistry - 23 posts

#digital collections - 23 posts

#science history - 20 posts

#special collections - 18 posts

#history of science - 18 posts

Longest Tag: 75 characters

#reminds me of the jello episode of the rugrats when the carmichaels move in

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

The large red or the party coloured Crowfoote of Asia would be make for such a nice tattoo! This woodcut comes from Theatrum botanicum (1640).

281 notes - Posted April 26, 2022

#4

Marbled Monday!

This marbling is found in the English translation of Thaumatographia naturalis. The English title, get ready for this, is An history of the wonderful things of nature : set forth in ten severall classes : wherein are contained : I. the wonders of the heavens, II. of the elements, III. of meteors, IV. of minerals, V. of plants, VI. of birds, VII. of four-footed beasts, VIII. of insects, and things wanting blood, IX. of fishes, X. of man / written by Johannes Jonstonus ; and now rendred into English by a person of quality.

314 notes - Posted January 24, 2022

#3

Searching for a little tattoo inspiration? Well we got you covered! This mushroom comes from Botany for beginners (1851). This would be really cute on the side of the ankle!

388 notes - Posted March 8, 2022

#2

The marbled fore-edges on this book are out of this world!

The book is The philosophy of the inductive sciences : founded upon their history by William Whewell (1840).

528 notes - Posted February 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

This bookplate never gets old. It's probably our favorite in the collection.

Found in: Traité des embaumemens selon les anciens et les modernes. Avec une description de quelques compositions balsamiques & odorantes ...

596 notes - Posted October 21, 2022

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review

[faintedincoils]

RKSignz and LiteraryKitKat, this post is for you! Tumblr won't let me tag you though--either your blogs are too new, or you've got something in your settings making it that way. I dunno which. 🤷 Anyways, here are a bunch of blogs I recommend for various reasons. Take a look, but you obviously don't have to follow everyone.

@neil-gaiman

@reallyndacarter

@montereybayaquarium

@gallusrostromegalus

@thebibliosphere

@foxes-in-love

@secondlina

@straycatj

@prozdvoices

@badjokesbyjeff

@fyanimaldiversity

@demilypyro

@slimetony

@nepeteaa

@tkingfisher

@nyancrimew

@is-the-post-reliable

@animefeminist

@partycoffin

@ca-dmv-bot

@petermorwood

@dduane

@drchucktingle

@amphibianaday

@aquariumpacific

@thegorgonist

@onetigeraday

@nkim-illustrates

@actordougjones

@genderoutlaws

@headspace-hotel

@detroitlib

@fuckingrecipes

@cadavercrafts

@biglawbear

@sparkylurkdragon

For work/personal combo reasons, I say please follow @teenslib

And for, uh, dashboard enrichment, I dare you to follow @were--ralph

Will he put a lot of big boy furry erotica art on your dash constantly? Yes, but it's probably good for you. Also he is a true Tumblr institution, gotta get him in your bloodstream before @staff bans him again.

#faint thoughts #blog recs

[freaksmyweirdness]

Old Time Rock & Roll ~ ~ ~ Alibi 1997

@freaksmyweirdness @lindiortega @detroitlib @genegamblejr #GambleStrong 

#rockandroll #detroitrockcity #Bob Seger #rockandrollmusic 

#youtube

[jasmineandviolet]

@detroitlib is more than 50% of my notes, a special thank you! A proof that libraries always got your back 🙌

#detroitlib #thank you

[osceolalibrary]

Happy Valentine’s Day, @detroitlib! You continue to be among our top fans and we wanted to celebrate that library love in this special valentine for you. :) We hope this relationship continues throughout the next “chapters.” ;)

We left the “To” and “From” blank in case you’d like to use your valentine elsewhere. :)

#detroitlib #valentines day #valentines #happy valentines day #osceola library system #library love! #Holidays #puns #punny

[route22ny]

American Venice was the name of a 1920s real estate development in the then-bucolic village of Lindenhurst, New York on the south shore of Long Island.

“An ornate gazebo sat on an island in the middle of a laguna at the north end of a canal framed by striped mooring poles and gondolas imported from Italy. From their perch of towering columns, statues of winged lions invited passersby to come closer and explore, to saunter over arched Venetian bridges and past Italian-style villas.  This was once the scene not in Venice, Italy, but in American Venice, a unique community created in the 1920s in Copiague, just off the Great South Bay.“ (1)  [Note: it’s just east of Copiague, in Lindenhurst.]

In 1930 the development went bankrupt, although the neighborhood retained the name of Venetian Shores.  From Montauk Highway, the main road that passes Venetian Shores, there would be no trace of the existence of American Venice if not for two statues of winged lions on columns which still stand sentinel almost a century later.

Thanks to a Caturday post at @detroitlib i have a new appreciation for these lions, having learned of their significance to city of Venice, Italy and its association with Saint Mark (Mark the Evangelist) of biblical renown. 

“Mark the Evangelist, the author of the second gospel is symbolized by a lion – a figure of courage and monarchy.  Some Christian legends refer to Saint Mark as "Saint Mark The Lionhearted". These legends say that he was thrown to the lions and the animals refused to attack or eat him. Instead the lions slept at his feet while he petted them. When the Romans saw this, they released him, impressed by this sight.”  The city of Venice is reputed to be the location of his relics. (2)

Which brings us to the lions in the photos above.  During my current visit to Long Island I passed through Lindenhurst, bemoaning the disappearance of its theater (now a CVS) and bowling alley (now an auto parts store).  I was wondering what would disappear next as I neared the village line, spotting the Venetian Shores lions...I knew I had to photograph them while I still could.

Below my three photos of the lions (alas, into the sun) are images of three American Venice postcards from the Village of Lindenhurst website which says little else about the area except that there’s a park there now.  The park is somewhere behind the unsightly Venice boatyard (two bottom photos) which now contains the lions.

Vestiges of an American Venice remain in (Lindenhurst, not Copiague)

#Lindenhurst #Long Island #Venice #Saint Mark #lion #detroitlib

[thefloweringone]

Source: detroitlib

[stuffaboutminneapolis]

@uwmarchives @uwmspeccoll @hclib @893thecurrent @riesenfeldcenter @santamonicalibr @trentoniana1906 @detroitlib @wisconsin @stuffaboutminnesota

Haven't done this in quite some time but you should give these folks a follow for some mighty fine content

#showing some support to these social media accounts #tumblr #follow friday #social media #libraries #books #museums

[uwmspeccoll]

Staff Pick of the Week

I’ve been watching a lot of the Great British Baking Show lately (well, rewatching) and went into the stacks hoping to find something Britishy and bakery to share with everyone. Instead I came up with this and was so charmed by it I knew it had to be my staff pick! This is Obliged by Hunger, a recipe book put out by the Detroit Public Library Staff Association in 1960. A revival of a previous cookbook of the same name, the preface explains that “a clamor has gone up for a new edition of ��Obliged by hunger’ with the best of the old and recipes from our newest librarians.” With darling illustrations (the pig is my favorite!) by Will Massey and Dorothy Francis, the cook book is sure to have been a big success. Shout out to our friends @detroitlib!

I chose some recipes to share here that seemed like they would be fitting for the holiday season. Like these recipes for Hot Spiced Punch and Mocha Chocolate. 

Or this recipe for Tillie’s Apple Cake from Bertha Wember! How seasonal!

If you’re interested in more 1960s librarians’ recipes, come by Special Collections sometime see Obliged by Hunger for yourself! 

-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

See more Staff Picks here. 

#Staff Pick of the Week #Obliged by Hunger #Detroit Public Library #Cook books #cookbooks #recipe books #recipes #1960s #vintage

[yesterdaysprint]

Blog recommendations?

Oh jeez! Well, when I think of these blogs I think of..

@classicwom - Classic Hollywood and Disney (and Downton Abbey/Dan Stevens of course)!

@jinxy7 - Retro ads and old Hollywood, lots of midcentury atomic era stuff.

@wehadfacesthen - Lovely old Hollywood photos. Lots of rare shots of celebrities and more artsy pictures too.

@mudwerks - Vintage photos, retro movie gifs, some old advertising. All sorts of good things.

@zeehasablog - Some more lovely old photos! Late 19th century to midcentury. Daguerreotypes, royalty, old dresses, fashion plates, architecture.

@the1920sinpictures - Self explanatory blog handle! The 1920s in photos, dresses, magazine covers, songbooks. Art deco stuff as well.

@jazzbabyyvette - 1920s, lots of photographs and intertitles and advertising.

@shewhoworshipscarlin - All sorts of historical stuff, artifacts, literature and paintings.

@felixkeepswalking - Old cartoons! Comics and gifs and covers, plus they get into the history of it.

@yeoldenews - A historian who posts old newspaper clippings but recently (okay, it’s not really a recent endeavor anymore, but CURRENTLY), while they transcribe, they’ve been sharing the saga of Rachel and her family through their 800+ letters they wrote around the turn of the century. So newspaper clippings have understandably kind of fallen by the wayside, but for something that’s really worthwhile! The letters are hilarious and heartwarming and you should just go check it out for yourself.

@aintthatakick - Old Hollywood, 20s to 60s.

@detroitlib - Books! And Detroit! 

@books0977 - Neat old book covers and other cool old photos/art.

@jackcowboyhero - Jack and Nell! A cowboy and a horse!

#asks

[the-inevitable-minor-fires]

I have been tagged by @voskhozhdeniye to share ten songs in steady rotation. Pardon me for taking liberties...

My Bloody Valentine - Drive it All Over Me

Folke Rabe - What?

Anohni - Inspirations for Hopelessness (Spotify playlist)

Liturgy - God of Love

Pram - The Stars are So Big, the Earth is So Small...Stay As You Are (full album)

Open Mike Eagle ft. Hannibal Buress - Doug Stamper

Cocteau Twins - Cherry-coloured Funk

Boris - LOVE

Lizzo - Good as Hell

Lingua Ignota - FRAGRANT IS MY MANY-FLOWERED CROWN

@lasloh @doomwhathouwilt @detroitlib @providencepubliclibrary @womenofnoise

...same question

[intothestacks]

“On Monday Nicole's husband confronted the woman - and says she told them she was doing this because these libraries are taking foot traffic away from public libraries.”

For the record, librarians are rabid fans of little free libraries. 

As far as we’re concerned, the more the merrier.

They increase people’s access to books, foster a feeling of community and neighbourliness, and look super cute. 

What’s not to love?

I once even legit made a friend stop their car dead on the street to take a picture of a little free library we were driving past so I could gush about it online to fellow book lovers.

P.S. @detroitlib, this might be of interest to you, since Livonia is a 25-minute drive from where you are.

#libraryland #library news #librarylife #news #United States #United States of America #the united states #little free library #librarians #just fyi #for the record

[godzilla-reads]

20 Book Challenge

If you are tagged, create a post with 20 of your favorite books and tag 10 others!

Thank you @lgbtbooklr

I tag @infinitelyfree-and-independ-blog, @detroitlib, @kid-cop, @smolwritingfriend, @gaywarrren, @acidmatze, @wilde-about-art, @hotadmiral326, @annjonesbooks, @blakememess

Here’s my list of 20, out of order:

“The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton

“The Little Paris Bookshop” by Nina George

“The Secret History” by Donna Tartt

“Dracula” by Bram Stoker

“The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas

“Percy Jackson” by Rick Riordan

“Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka

“Varjak Paw” by S.F. Said

“Holes” by Louis Sachar

“In Calabria” by Peter S. Beagle

“Hawkes Harbor” by S.E. Hinton

“Born This Gay” by Babet van der Schot

“A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams

“A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness

“Carmilla” by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

“We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness” by Austin Channing Brown

“The BFG” by Roald Dahl

“The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter

“Red Thorn” by David Baillie

#20 book challenge #book challenge #books #godzilla reads #favorite books #challenge #book blurb #book blog #bookblr #bookblogger #booklist #booklr #booklife #booklover #bookish #bibliophile #books and reading #reading #reads