Celebrating Books and Libraries...

In their many splendored variety...

Library War, a new anime series described by the Librarian in Black as a battle to save libraries and the free expression of information from an oppressive government that premiered on Japanese television on April 10th (the series, not the government, sorry)... practice your Japanese and view the trailer here.

We are the machine... a new automated library machine debuts in China, a sort of RedBox for books. I saw the book vending machines in the Paris subway, but this is not a for-profit venture...

I'm surprised I don't already own a pair... but here's how to make your very own book earrings.