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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20 Comments

  1. 1 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!

  2. 2 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/

  3. 3 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.

  4. 4 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/

  5. 5 March 16, 2010 at 9:43 pm
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    That’s an impressive use for library cards!
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  6. 7 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! :)

  7. 8 March 17, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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    very cool and welcome back. i missed you!

  8. 9 March 18, 2010 at 5:30 am
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    very cool idea!

  9. 10 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.

  10. 18 October 18, 2010 at 7:01 pm
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    So not really on the same topic as your post, but I found this today and I just can’t resist sharing. Mrs. Agathe’s dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told him, “I’ll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I’ll mail you the check. Oh, and by the way…don’t worry about my Doberman. He won’t bother you. But, whatever you do, do NOT under ANY circumstances talk to my parrot!” When the repairman arrived at Mrs. Agathe’s apartment the next day, he discovered the biggest and meanest looking Doberman he had ever seen. But just as she had said, the dog simply laid there on the carpet, watching the repairman go about his business. However, the whole time the parrot drove him nuts with his incessant cursing, yelling and name-calling. Finally the repairman couldn’t contain himself any longer and yelled, “Shut up, you stupid ugly bird!” To which the parrot replied, “Get him, Spike!”

  11. 19 October 18, 2010 at 8:56 pm
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    ROFL, that thing is so funny. I am going to share that.

  12. 20 October 18, 2010 at 9:07 pm
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    Excellent article, bookmarked for future referrence

  13. 21 November 11, 2010 at 11:37 pm
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    Thanks within your posts, this is quite useful.

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  15. 23 January 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm
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    very cool idea!

  16. 24 February 20, 2011 at 10:58 pm
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    Perhaps this is one of the most interesting blogs that I have ever seen. Interesting article, Funny comment. Keep it up!
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  17. 25 February 25, 2011 at 12:53 am
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    Mrs. Agathe’s dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told him,

  18. 26 March 10, 2011 at 2:54 pm
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    thank you good amazing post.

  19. 27 March 12, 2011 at 8:38 am
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    very nice blog, thanks.

  20. 28 March 23, 2011 at 12:18 am
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    The in favor design for these is the bi-compax, which is where the two subdials are sitting at opposing ends of the dial.

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