Read on TwitterFrom bicycling to botany, we& #39;re celebrating a few of their faves, all available digitally: https://s.si.edu/3eQDqW7 ">https://s.si.edu/3eQDqW7&q...
Yes, it can be hard for librarians to pick just *one* favorite book. But for #NationalLibraryWeek, we asked our staff to do just that. From bicycling to botany, we& #39;re celebrating a few of their faves, all available digitally: https://s.si.edu/3eQDqW7&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📖" title="Open book" aria-label="Emoji: Open book"> Yes, it can be hard for librarians to pick just *one* favorite book. But for #NationalLibraryWeek, we asked our staff to do just that. From bicycling to botany, we& #39;re celebrating a few of their faves, all available digitally: https://s.si.edu/3eQDqW7&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Bicycling represented freedom and independence for many women in the late 1800s & the book provides practical information and advice: https://s.si.edu/363bWqB ">https://s.si.edu/363bWqB&q...
"Bicycling for Ladies" by Maria E. Ward was chosen by Trina Brown, head of our @amhistorymuseum Library. Bicycling represented freedom and independence for many women in the late 1800s & the book provides practical information and advice: https://s.si.edu/363bWqB&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚴🏽♀️" title="Woman biking (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman biking (medium skin tone)">"Bicycling for Ladies" by Maria E. Ward was chosen by Trina Brown, head of our @amhistorymuseum Library. Bicycling represented freedom and independence for many women in the late 1800s & the book provides practical information and advice: https://s.si.edu/363bWqB&q...">
"Bicycling for Ladies" by Maria E. Ward was chosen by Trina Brown, head of our @amhistorymuseum Library. Bicycling represented freedom and independence for many women in the late 1800s & the book provides practical information and advice: https://s.si.edu/363bWqB&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚴🏽♀️" title="Woman biking (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman biking (medium skin tone)">"Bicycling for Ladies" by Maria E. Ward was chosen by Trina Brown, head of our @amhistorymuseum Library. Bicycling represented freedom and independence for many women in the late 1800s & the book provides practical information and advice: https://s.si.edu/363bWqB&q...">
Not a typical book on gardening methods, but a meditation on the garden as place & importance to our well-being. In @BioDivLibrary https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf ">https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf&q...
"The lure of the garden" by Hildegarde Hawthorne was selected by Robin Everly at Botany & Horticulture Library. Not a typical book on gardening methods, but a meditation on the garden as place & importance to our well-being. In @BioDivLibrary https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌼" title="Blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Blossom"> "The lure of the garden" by Hildegarde Hawthorne was selected by Robin Everly at Botany & Horticulture Library. Not a typical book on gardening methods, but a meditation on the garden as place & importance to our well-being. In @BioDivLibrary https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf&q...">
"The lure of the garden" by Hildegarde Hawthorne was selected by Robin Everly at Botany & Horticulture Library. Not a typical book on gardening methods, but a meditation on the garden as place & importance to our well-being. In @BioDivLibrary https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌼" title="Blossom" aria-label="Emoji: Blossom"> "The lure of the garden" by Hildegarde Hawthorne was selected by Robin Everly at Botany & Horticulture Library. Not a typical book on gardening methods, but a meditation on the garden as place & importance to our well-being. In @BioDivLibrary https://s.si.edu/2yzHqKf&q...">
Douglass was known as "The Lion of Anacostia" & the library has a large collection of his work. Author Gregory was a trusted friend: https://s.si.edu/1bCNDAO ">https://s.si.edu/1bCNDAO&q...
"Frederick Douglass the orator " by James Monroe Gregory, selected by Baasil Wilder at @SmithsonianACM Library. Douglass was known as "The Lion of Anacostia" & the library has a large collection of his work. Author Gregory was a trusted friend: https://s.si.edu/1bCNDAO&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📣" title="Cheering megaphone" aria-label="Emoji: Cheering megaphone"> "Frederick Douglass the orator " by James Monroe Gregory, selected by Baasil Wilder at @SmithsonianACM Library. Douglass was known as "The Lion of Anacostia" & the library has a large collection of his work. Author Gregory was a trusted friend: https://s.si.edu/1bCNDAO&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Audubon’s second great work after his ‘Birds of America" with a variety of awe-inspiring drawings. In @BioDivLibrary from @DukeLibraries : https://s.si.edu/2x1NnPu ">https://s.si.edu/2x1NnPu&q...
"Quadrupeds of North America" by John James Audubon selected by Polly Lasker at our @NMNH Library. Audubon’s second great work after his ‘Birds of America" with a variety of awe-inspiring drawings. In @BioDivLibrary from @DukeLibraries : https://s.si.edu/2x1NnPu&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐾" title="Paw prints" aria-label="Emoji: Paw prints"> "Quadrupeds of North America" by John James Audubon selected by Polly Lasker at our @NMNH Library. Audubon’s second great work after his ‘Birds of America" with a variety of awe-inspiring drawings. In @BioDivLibrary from @DukeLibraries : https://s.si.edu/2x1NnPu&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Visual representations of beauty and personality in the late 1700s with mix & match hairstyles: https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY ">https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY&q...
"Principles of beauty relative to the human head", by Alexander Cozens. Selected by Anne Evenhaugen at our @americanart & @smithsoniannpg Library. Visual representations of beauty and personality in the late 1700s with mix & match hairstyles: https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💁♀️" title="Woman tipping hand" aria-label="Emoji: Woman tipping hand">"Principles of beauty relative to the human head", by Alexander Cozens. Selected by Anne Evenhaugen at our @americanart & @smithsoniannpg Library. Visual representations of beauty and personality in the late 1700s with mix & match hairstyles: https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY&q...">
"Principles of beauty relative to the human head", by Alexander Cozens. Selected by Anne Evenhaugen at our @americanart & @smithsoniannpg Library. Visual representations of beauty and personality in the late 1700s with mix & match hairstyles: https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💁♀️" title="Woman tipping hand" aria-label="Emoji: Woman tipping hand">"Principles of beauty relative to the human head", by Alexander Cozens. Selected by Anne Evenhaugen at our @americanart & @smithsoniannpg Library. Visual representations of beauty and personality in the late 1700s with mix & match hairstyles: https://s.si.edu/3bB77bY&q...">
With so many species on a single plate, it invites the viewer to spend time & study them. Plus - would be amazing wallpaper!: https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF ">https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF&q...
"Leaves from the Book of Nature" by William Jardine, selected by Grace Costantino of @BioDivLibrary . With so many species on a single plate, it invites the viewer to spend time & study them. Plus - would be amazing wallpaper!: https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Leaf fluttering in wind" aria-label="Emoji: Leaf fluttering in wind">"Leaves from the Book of Nature" by William Jardine, selected by Grace Costantino of @BioDivLibrary . With so many species on a single plate, it invites the viewer to spend time & study them. Plus - would be amazing wallpaper!: https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF&q...">
"Leaves from the Book of Nature" by William Jardine, selected by Grace Costantino of @BioDivLibrary . With so many species on a single plate, it invites the viewer to spend time & study them. Plus - would be amazing wallpaper!: https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍃" title="Leaf fluttering in wind" aria-label="Emoji: Leaf fluttering in wind">"Leaves from the Book of Nature" by William Jardine, selected by Grace Costantino of @BioDivLibrary . With so many species on a single plate, it invites the viewer to spend time & study them. Plus - would be amazing wallpaper!: https://s.si.edu/34ZTsbF&q...">
The Lafayette Escadrille mission logs give the reader a sense of the unforgiving circumstances of WWI - near constant aircraft engine malfunctions, machine guns jamming: https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k ">https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k&q...
"Journal des marches " selected by Chris Cottrill, head of @airandspace Library. The Lafayette Escadrille mission logs give the reader a sense of the unforgiving circumstances of WWI - near constant aircraft engine malfunctions, machine guns jamming: https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛩️" title="Small airplane" aria-label="Emoji: Small airplane">"Journal des marches " selected by Chris Cottrill, head of @airandspace Library. The Lafayette Escadrille mission logs give the reader a sense of the unforgiving circumstances of WWI - near constant aircraft engine malfunctions, machine guns jamming: https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k&q...">
"Journal des marches " selected by Chris Cottrill, head of @airandspace Library. The Lafayette Escadrille mission logs give the reader a sense of the unforgiving circumstances of WWI - near constant aircraft engine malfunctions, machine guns jamming: https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛩️" title="Small airplane" aria-label="Emoji: Small airplane">"Journal des marches " selected by Chris Cottrill, head of @airandspace Library. The Lafayette Escadrille mission logs give the reader a sense of the unforgiving circumstances of WWI - near constant aircraft engine malfunctions, machine guns jamming: https://s.si.edu/3bznN3k&q...">
Merian was a remarkable naturalist, famous for her work in entomology & watercolor illustrations of insects and flowers: https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf ">https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf&q...
"Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium" by Maria Sibylla Merian, selected by Nilda Lopez at the @cooperhewitt Library. Merian was a remarkable naturalist, famous for her work in entomology & watercolor illustrations of insects and flowers: https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦋" title="Butterfly" aria-label="Emoji: Butterfly"> "Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium" by Maria Sibylla Merian, selected by Nilda Lopez at the @cooperhewitt Library. Merian was a remarkable naturalist, famous for her work in entomology & watercolor illustrations of insects and flowers: https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf&q...">
"Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium" by Maria Sibylla Merian, selected by Nilda Lopez at the @cooperhewitt Library. Merian was a remarkable naturalist, famous for her work in entomology & watercolor illustrations of insects and flowers: https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf&q..." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦋" title="Butterfly" aria-label="Emoji: Butterfly"> "Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium" by Maria Sibylla Merian, selected by Nilda Lopez at the @cooperhewitt Library. Merian was a remarkable naturalist, famous for her work in entomology & watercolor illustrations of insects and flowers: https://s.si.edu/2x3mOtf&q...">
Do *YOU* have a favorite book in our collection? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👂" title="Ear" aria-label="Emoji: Ear">Help us celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek and let us know!" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Face with monocle" aria-label="Emoji: Face with monocle"> Do *YOU* have a favorite book in our collection? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👂" title="Ear" aria-label="Emoji: Ear">Help us celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek and let us know!" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
