<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The People's Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. <a href="https://tautasgramatuplaukts.lv/en/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>tautasgramatuplaukts.lv/en/</span><span></span></a> via <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c8d5e290-d1c0-4afa-8f53-99240dc880bd/the-people-s-bookshelf-in-the-national-library-of-latvia-showcases-8-000-books-from-around-the-world-each-with-a-message-from-the-donor-about-why-that-book-is-special-to-them.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:10:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/c8d5e290-d1c0-4afa-8f53-99240dc880bd.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:32:52 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:46:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> that is quite some bookshelf.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://darmstadt.social/users/claudius/statuses/117451600121101018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://darmstadt.social/users/claudius/statuses/117451600121101018</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[claudius@darmstadt.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:46:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:38:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> wait, you can't check them out?</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/kepeken/statuses/117451569993658471</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/kepeken/statuses/117451569993658471</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepeken@mastodon.gamedev.place]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:38:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:37:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> It IS beautiful but for those of us who have problems with heights ... I really hate stunning atria!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kcoyle/statuses/117451565004444577</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kcoyle/statuses/117451565004444577</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kcoyle@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:37:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:24:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span></p><p>That is flipping <em>beautiful</em>!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polymaths.social/users/rl_dane/statuses/01M52REMX3T5SXRW1SVQD2B2NE</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://polymaths.social/users/rl_dane/statuses/01M52REMX3T5SXRW1SVQD2B2NE</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[rl_dane@polymaths.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:24:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:06:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mellifluousbox%40mastodon.social">@<span>mellifluousbox</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> That’s beautiful I need to go there 🥹</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/116680722930436821/statuses/117451441822912109</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/ap/users/116680722930436821/statuses/117451441822912109</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[to@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:06:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:33:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <a href="https://flickr.com/photos/eclecticlibrarian/25369550870/in/album-72157665779367231" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>flickr.com/photos/eclecticlibr</span><span>arian/25369550870/in/album-72157665779367231</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/annacreech/statuses/117451312334423826</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/annacreech/statuses/117451312334423826</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[annacreech@glammr.us]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:33:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> knowledge is power</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bartenational/statuses/117451306999467692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bartenational/statuses/117451306999467692</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bartenational@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> I have been in that library. It's very cool.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/annacreech/statuses/117451304279140003</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glammr.us/users/annacreech/statuses/117451304279140003</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[annacreech@glammr.us]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:10:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> that is so cool!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/117451223846806493</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/117451223846806493</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[kimlockhartga@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:10:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:46:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@<span>overholt</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mefi.social/@metafilter">@<span>metafilter</span></a></span> </p><p>Amazing image <br /><img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44f.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--clap" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="👏" alt="👏" /></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/jonlord/statuses/117451129400088182</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/jonlord/statuses/117451129400088182</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonlord@mastodon.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:46:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The People&#x27;s Bookshelf in the National Library of Latvia showcases 8,000 books from around the world, each with a message from the donor about why that book is special to them. on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:37:55 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<span><a href="/user/overholt%40glammr.us">@overholt@glammr.us</a></span><br /><br />The library alone makes Riga worth a visit. I was there last year, it's stunning!<br />]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.grelli.org/david/p/1792161475.047702</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.grelli.org/david/p/1792161475.047702</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[david@social.grelli.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:37:55 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>