LIBRARIES | Happiness Archive

Steven Hansen

Oct 157 min read

The Most Unique Bookstores in the World

Don’t get us wrong. We love Powell’s, The Strand, Rizzoli, Shakespeare & Company, and all the other great bookstores of the world. And...

Steven Hansen

Aug 225 min read

Find a Place ‘Where Everybody Knows Your Name’

In a hilly neighborhood in northern Manhattan, there’s a beloved seating area at the top of a steep public staircase connecting the...

Steven Hansen

Jul 31, 20232 min read

DIYs? Author talks? Concerts? Stream Top Public Library TV Shows

Long gone are the days of the local public library as a quiet repository of books and newspapers – dormant except for the occasional...

Steven Hansen

Apr 15, 20224 min read

Jobs They Love: Wine Librarian

Lucky are they who look forward to Mondays with joy in their hearts! Meet the folks whose talents and passions are happily matched to the...

Steven Hansen

Feb 23, 20222 min read

World’s Booklovers Open 125,000 Miniature Libraries

Traverse City, MI Small town ideas sometimes turn into stunning worldwide movements. Long before the popular tiny house trend, were the...

Steven Hansen

Nov 7, 20215 min read

Favorite Place to Read a Book

One of the simplest joys of life is curling up with a good book. To be transported – or even lost – inside a gripping mystery or horror...

Steven Hansen

Sep 9, 20211 min read

A New Ritual is Born in Denmark

The stunning new public library building in Aarhus, Denmark, seems to float above the shining sea of the city’s revitalized waterfront....

Steven Hansen

Jun 9, 20212 min read

There are Nests in These Library Branches!

One thing we’ve learned to appreciate over the past year is the nurturing need to nest. Not just the act of staying safe and healthy at...

Steven Hansen

Mar 18, 20211 min read

The Purposeful Beauty of India’s ‘Saree Libraries’

Local libraries and nonprofits have been in the business of lending free things to the public forever – not just books, but also...