Library and Book Lovers, Something For You

In today’s digital age, many people have probably never used a library card catalog. But for some of us, the card catalog is an enduring memory and something we still miss. For anyone nostalgic and/or curious about this long-standing library institution, the Library of Congress has recently published a wonderful book: The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures. Chronicle Books, the book’s publisher, provides this description: “Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs… [and] packed with engaging facts on literary classics—from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye—this package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books.”