Proof that there are still places in the world where books are sacred is a ray of light in a darkened room.

[braxa26@mindly.social]

Proof that there are still places in the world where books are sacred is a ray of light in a darkened room. Close the screen, open a book, open a window.

Firefighters in Sicily have rescued about 400 rare books from a library in Niscemi that hangs on the edge of a mudflow, after a devastating landslide in January tore away an entire slope of the town and carved a 4km chasm.

#books #library #libraries

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/27/firefighters-sicily-rescue-400-rare-books-library-after-landslide?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other