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Fri. 12/17 - The Mystery of the Secret Library Hidden Inside a Library Book

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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How a librarian discovered a secret library within her library. Plus, some tips for unplugging more deeply when you’re on vacation. And the group of actual birds knocking Adele and Ed Sheeran off the top of the Australian music charts. Sponsors: GiveWell, Have your donation matched up to $250 by entering Kottke Ride Home at check out at GiveWell.org Tentree, Use code KOTTKE to get 15% off at tentree.com Links: Inside a hollow library book, a secret library (Capital Daily) @inusedbooks (Instagram) Decentralized Zine Library Project  'Punk' DC public library shirt raises $100K (Washington Post) How to Use Your Phone Less: 6 Tips for Going Device-Free on Vacation (Condé Nast Traveler) Bird songs bump stars off Australian music chart (BBC)  Songs of Disappearance album featuring birdsongs of endangered species reaches the Top Five ARIA album charts (ABC Australia) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How a librarian discovered a secret library within her library.

1:19.0

Plus some tips for unplugging more deeply when you're on vacation and the group of actual birds knocking Adele and Ed Shearren off the top of the Australian

1:29.4

music charts. Here are some of the cool things from the news today.

1:36.4

Speak-Easies are great. You know, even though these days they don't serve their original purpose

1:41.0

of needing to hide from prohibition agents, it's still cool to go to an establishment

1:45.5

hidden behind another one or obscured in some way from the public eye. Even if you can learn how to

1:51.5

get in on the bar's website or Instagram page, you know, you still feel a little bit like you're

1:55.7

in the know when you go there. Earlier this week, Jason shared on Kotki.org that burger joint, an excellent burger

2:02.4

place hidden behind a curtain in a fancy Midtown Hotel, had recently reopened. I haven't been back

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