• Book Tour of Greenwich Village "Yes, folks; it's time again to sign up for Alan and Helene Korolenko's "Book Lovers Greenwich Village Adventure" — a one-day trip to New York's Greenwich Village for a walking tour of over 20 independent new and used bookstores in...
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• Athletics Department Funds Ohio State University's Library "Thanks to another multimillion dollar gift from the Athletics Department, the $108.7 million renovation of Ohio State University's main library is now fully funded." Read this article....
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• Book Sale at Louisville, Kentucky "Nearly 2,000 bibliophiles scoured this weekend's used-book sale at Historic Locust Grove, hauling out bagfuls on subjects from Mexican architecture and reggae music to Stonewall Jackson and porcelain doll-making." Read this article....
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• Smithsonian Institution Libraries Celebrate 40th Anniversary "The guest speaker at the Ruby Gala will be author David Baldacci. Baldacci has written 14 best-selling novels and recently released his 15th novel, "The Whole Truth." More than 50 million of his books have been sold in more than...
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• First Mega Public Library in Kotturpuram, India "The eight-storied library complex with a plinth area of 3,33,140 sq ft will come up on 8 acres of land adjacent to the government data centre in Kotturpuram where the earlier Jayalalithaa government planned to construct a new secretariat complex."...
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• McGill University Library Works on Digitization Project "Among the 300,000 titles housed in Rare Books and Special Collections at McGill University Library are collections of art and architecture, Canadiana, history, literature, philosophy (including an outstanding David Hume Collection), travel and exploration, and the history of the book....
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• Minnesota Law Libraries offer Help "Dakota County's law libraries, in Hastings and Apple Valley, offer reams of electronic and hard copy information, covering common issues such as property lines and neighbors' pesky pets. " Read this article....
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• Kenneth Holsey: Curator of Maps, Prints, and Rare Books "Among the rarities for sale at the gallery is an Ortellius world atlas from the 1630s — hand-colored, still in its original binding and worth about $250,000. An original print of a turkey from artist John James Audubon's Elephant Portfolio...
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• UCLA Receives Mellon Grant to Catalog Rare Books "The UCLA Library has received a generous $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to catalog more than 55,000 rare books and make them more accessible to users." "'It will promote learning, research and the creation of new knowledge...
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• Pop-Up Books in Bowdoin College Special Collections "Wondrous treasures are unfolding within the Bowdoin College Library's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Pop-up books — 1,900 of them — have been donated by collector Harry Goralnick '71. " Read this article....
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• Southeast Missouri State University Publishes William Carlos Williams Poem "CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A 1921 poem by William Carlos Williams has been published, along with its story, by Southeast Missouri State University." Read this article....
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• The Secret Dylan Thomas Diary "Dylan Thomas’s marriage was notoriously tempestuous, blighted by drunken brawls and mutual infidelity until the poet drank himself to death at the age of 39. " Read this article....
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• Woodrow Wilson Library Receives Special Award "STAUNTON – Treasured objects and artifacts held by the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will be preserved for future generations with help from an award from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the top source of federal funding...
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• Korean Anniversary History Exhibit at Korea Library "The National Library of Korea opened a special exhibition this month, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of modern Korea. The exhibition is called ''1948 to the Present'' and highlights Korea¡¯s achievements over the past 60 years." Read this...
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• Future Uncertain for Alaskan Library "When Sitka’s Sheldon Jackson College closed a year ago, so did the Stratton Library, which houses nearly 7,000 rare books and photographs." Listen to the audio here....
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Google Scans Books at Harvard by PeterBlue "Instead of meandering through Widener's labyrinthine stacks, Harvard students are now beginning to use a digital alternative: scanned books, courtesy of the Harvard-Google Project. " "More than 3,000 users accessed Google Book Search through the online HOLLIS catalog in September,... more)

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