Got Shelves?

March 6, 2014 by Caitlin

One of the great joys of being an avid reader is collecting your favorite novels and reading them again and again. Collectively, we at Ladies On The Shelf are in the habit of borrowing books from the library or downloading an e-reader copy, and if we love the tome, rushing out to buy the hard copy. Part of that joy is displaying our literary treasures. We’ve scoped some pretty fantastic shelving units and book ends  just for this purpose on […]

Categories: Literary Style • Tags: book ends, bookshelves, libraries, Pinterest

Literary Liaisons – The Huntington Library

March 4, 2014 by Ladies On The Shelf

Where: San Marino, CA What: 207 acres of rare plants, art collections, and historic literary artifacts Details: http://www.huntington.org/ The Scoop: In a way, the Huntington Library defies explanation – the 207 acre estate contains so much that even after multiple trips we still haven’t seen it all. Is it a library? Well, yes and no. Once owned by railroad mogul Henry E. Huntington, the property features 9 million literary artifacts, including 420,000 rare books; 17 lush gardens riddled with rare and […]

Categories: Libraries • Tags: library love, literary tourism, southern california