Doylestown Library Friends

The Bodelian Library, re-established in 1602, houses over 13 million printed works and is the main research library of the University of Oxford. It is the second largest library in Britain. Do you know the largest library in Britain? Do you know the year that the Bodelian was first established?

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde

National Reading Month continues! And today we celebrate International Women's Day. How many books must there be in your favorite library about women who broke new ground, like Margaret Bourke-White, a pioneer in photojournalism?

"Call me Ishmael." Those who have never read or plan never to read Moby Dick know this famous first sentence. The best first sentences invite us to eagerly enter a new world with great expectations. Have a favorite first sentence of the books you've read?

On this day in 1853, Howard Pyle, noted author and illustrator, was born. His illustrations are on display at Delaware Art Museum and Brandywine River Museum of Art. Books by and about Pyle can be yours for a visit to the library.

Our friends across the pond are celebrating World Book Day today. Pip! Pip! Cheerio!