Hidden Gems (Or, Why I love Libraries)

I'll say it here: I love libraries, and I love being a librarian. Today I want to share something very specific that I love about libraries - their hidden gems. Over the past year and a half at the Carter, I have discovered a few of these - like Amon Carter's Makers of Fort Worth, bound in leather, with his name embossed on the front. Or his biography of Ringling with his hand-written notations. A few days ago, Jen sent this along to me, and it reminded me very strongly of one of those hidden gems one might find in a library: