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Victor Hugo not only wrote, he made some four thousand drawings over the course of his life.

Pride and Prejudice was first published January 28, 1813, giving us beautiful quotes such as “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” We’ve compiled twelve of our favorite lines from this famous novel. What are yours? 

Jon Katz (via andkatesays, otherwiseknownaskate, & my-little-kumquat)

actress, author, comedian, tv show host and youtuber Grace Anne Helbig

Peter Pan hand lettered print by Jenny Highsmith of Maiedae.

Bookish Staircase

#thisisthirty

“You hand your slips to that guy and then you go sit in the sitting room and they flash your number—its [sic] real cool.” This is a great description of #letmelibrarianthatforyou in action! Wanna see for yourself? Visit your local library on Wednesday, January 28th, post your best #shelfie using the hashtag #libraryshelfie, and @nypl will feature some of our favorites (be sure to tag #nypl as well). You can be in the photo or you can choose to feature your shelves instead of yourselves. If you can’t get to your local library, show us how you’ve organized your personal collection! And please spread the word: #libraryshelfie day is upon us!