ibrarian Chris Culp celebrates pop-up books and the joy they create for readers. This post is part of 805 Lit + Art’s “My Home Library” blog

Welcome to our home library! I grew up in a home filled with books and reading. My mom read many books to my sister and I such as Finn...

The warm scarlet light of late evening slants into the living room through the blinds. Warm Arizona sunset paints the tall bookshelf of dark

Stuck inside our houses, avoiding plagues, virus vectors, like we would hide from a storm that lasts forever, a storm of human breaths.

A friend said Hope this pandemic Inspires you to create some poetry.

Tiffany Grimm is a library assistant with Manatee Libraries. New to Florida, she's enjoying the sun, lizards, and books.

Once upon a time, roughly 80 years ago, a man named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien published a book titled The Hobbit. It achieved critical accla

I’ve created monsters of us both. In him, it has been a boundless expression of exceptional critical thinking skills. For myself, it flouris

Last July, when I moved my whole life to Florida in my little turquoise Honda Fit, it became very clear that I would have to make drastic cu

As with many fellow librarians, I have a wonderful collection of antique books, some gathered from flea market finds or book sales.

What do you do when you building blocks of comfort are out of reach?

These albums are but a small part of me, but ones I have no doubt I will continue to press play on during times of uncertainty...

Literature has always been a source of comfort for me; many of the works that helped me through tough times before are again helping me now.

I see my home library as a reflection of my identity which represents my passions in life.

Artist and 805 contributor Leah Dockrill uses ideas from her latest read to questions how we interpret information during a time of crisis.

These books have gotten me through some tough times, and I could never bear to part with them, if only as reminders when looking at...

My book cases have provided me with a sense of solace and purpose in these trying times. I can comb through the skeletons and bones and spin

Sometimes they sit and wait, like you would for an important date Sometimes I get one because of the buzz, or just because

Library patron Joshua talks about his favorite books he has at home. This post is part of 805's "My Home Library" blog that features essa...

As you can see, I have managed to create a pretty decent collection for my personal library. With a meticulous blend of memorabilia with act