Derelict library in Istanbul, taken by Omaar
Also, a school library at the Chernobyl disaster site
and the East St. Louis Public Library
Favorites from Chernobyl Tragedy — Ukraine, a flickr set by axiepics:
Classroom
Bumper car
Swimming pool
Favorites from Trespassing, a flickr set by nathansnider:
Not an Exit
Library auditorium
Machine Room
Inside the smokestack
Mighty Girl 
ps: it’s National Library Week next week. April 13-19.
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If you have not read this site already, you must immediately. It is one of the coolest things I have ever read on the internet. A drive through Chernobyl on a motorcycle. I will stop talking so you can read.
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter1.html
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Thank you, these are amazing. I am fascinated by both imperiled old books and abandoned spaces, but it never occurred to me to find them at Flickr!
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This guy is amazing. My photography teacher got him out to Sydney to speak to us and it was incredible. He’s devoted 8 years of his life to documenting this part of history –
http://www.robertknoth.com/
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I love the urban exploration pics you’ve been finding.
Elena’s site (mentioned above) has always been a favorite of mine. My favorite shot at her site is the picture she took of the statue of Prometheus outside the Chernobyl reactor building.
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter26.html
Could you think of a better relic left to a better place? Ah, if only I had to guts to try out UE myself.
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