Under the son of Ptolemy I, the library at Alexandria was not only the intellectual center of Hellenistic culture but grew so large it overflowed into another building. Modern library methods, which began with the Rule of St. Benedict early in the sixth century, continued with two other orders of monks, the Carthusians and the Cistercians. The Cluniacs had an annual stocktaking, and by the end of the eleventh century some Benedictine houses had separate reference and lending divisions. Some books were kept in the treasury, while others were chained to a horizontal bar. At our library we don't go that far, but we do keep the elephant edition of Audubon's Birds of America under glass.
BOOK has no wires nor electrical circuits to break down.
It is made entirely without mechanical parts and needs no buttons pressed to operate. It can be taken on the bus, to the doctor's office, on a wilderness hike, and to bed.