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Library Cards
Challenge your inner
bookworm by hunting Mostly replaced
specifically for cards by digital technology,
from a favorite novel or these literary record-
author over the years. keepers are an
artful, increasingly rare,
nod to antiquated
catalog systems. The
“book” and “borrower”
cards can be traced
back to John Cotton
Dana, the director of
the Newark Public
Library, who enacted
the system in 1900.
Cards from throughout
the 20th century are
sold in packs of 20 to
30 for $15 to $30.

display it
Seek out favorite
titles, then mat and
frame them for a
wordy wall gallery.

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