Library Card Catalog Week: Starting with Wallpaper

Card Catalogs

15 Mar

Library Card Catalog Week: Starting with Wallpaper

Join me as I dedicate the next seven days to Poetic Home’s Library Card Catalog Week (capitalizing all of the words makes the week seem a bit more official, right?). From exploring all the ways library card catalogs can be repurposed to the artwork that has been inspired by the cards themselves, this week will be an adventure in card catalogs!

Let’s start off the week with an unconventional way to display catalog cards — as wallpaper! On the 5th floor of the San Francisco Library, an entire wall has been wallpapered with repurposed catalog cards, with some featuring colorful inscriptions, drawings, and comments. Ah, yet another reason to love San Francisco! (Captured by AcroYogi)

Not to be outdone by Nor Cal, the Los Angeles Public Library’s elevator and shaft are also covered in catalog card wallpaper. Thank you to reader Satsumabug for sharing (Captured by Mollyali)!

Tune in tomorrow for the next fun installment in our wonderful week of library card catalogs!

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9 Comments

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Emily
March 15, 2010 at 3:23 pm
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Gosh, I adore this! Library cards are so neat! I am excited to see what you will feature this week! Sometimes I think all I want to do is become a librarian!
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satsumabug
March 15, 2010 at 5:38 pm
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They’ve done the same thing in some of the elevators at the gorgeous Central branch of the LA Public Library. It’s fun to look at them while avoiding everyone else’s eyes in the elevator. ;b

I found a photo on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollyali/3309846741/
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bethy
March 15, 2010 at 11:42 pm
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I’m so excited- what a great meme! if you’re looking for anymore shots I recommend the card catalogs in Yale’s Sterling Library.
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The Shopping Sherpa
March 16, 2010 at 8:35 pm
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And if you don’t have a ready supply of old catalogue cards, you can make your own here: http://www.blyberg.net/2006/09/06/roll-your-own-catalog-card/
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Lila Ferraro
March 16, 2010 at 9:43 pm
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That’s an impressive use for library cards!
Lila Ferraro
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jen
March 17, 2010 at 5:24 pm
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oh yay! I love, love, love card catalogs! can’t wait to see what else you have in store!
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cindy
March 17, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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very cool and welcome back. i missed you!
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Lisa
March 18, 2010 at 5:30 am
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very cool idea!
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Art Photo Wall Decor
March 19, 2010 at 1:30 pm
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There must be about a gazillion unneeded library catalog cards now! That’s a great idea to use them for art.