Libraries
Why the National Emergency Library Is So Controversial
The Internet Archive describes the downloadable collection of more than one million books as a library, but critics call it piracy
68 Cultural, Historical and Scientific Collections You Can Explore Online
Tour world-class museums, read historic cookbooks, browse interactive maps and more
Americans Went to the Library More Often Than the Movies in 2019
A new Gallup poll suggests that even in the digital age, libraries remain an important fixture in communities across the country
A New Kurt Vonnegut Museum Is Opening in His Hometown
The Indianapolis museum will feature a re-creation of the author’s writing studio and a “freedom of expression exhibition,” among other attractions
What the Restoration of Iraq’s Oldest University Says About the Nation's Future
The Mustansiriya has withstood centuries of war, floods and architectural butchery, but can it survive its own restoration?
When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases
"The great book scare" created a panic that you could catch an infection just by lending from the library
A Crashed Spacecraft Might Have Put Earth's Most Indestructible Organisms on the Moon
The microscopic tardigrades were part of a lunar library sent aboard the Beresheet lander that crashed last April
Melvil Dewey’s Name Stripped From Top Library Award
An American Library Association resolution points to Dewey's history of discriminatory and predatory behavior
A Bible Owned by Lincoln, Unknown to Historians for 150 Years, Goes on Display
The relic offers a new opportunity to reflect on Lincoln’s religious beliefs
Library of Congress Digitizes Taiwanese Watercolors, Rare Chinese Texts
The library's rare Chinese book collection includes 5,300 titles, 2,000 of which will ultimately be included in the online portal
This Library in Anchorage Lends Out Taxidermic Specimens
All you need to check out a snowy owl or a mounted rockfish is a library card
Book of Lost Books Discovered in Danish Archive
The index is part of the Libro de los Epítomes, an effort by Christopher Columbus' illegitimate son to create a searchable index of the world's knowledge
The Library of Congress Has Digitized 155 Persian Texts Dating Back to the 13th Century
Offerings include a book of poetry featuring the epic <em>Shahnameh</em> and a biography of Shah Jahan, the emperor who built the Taj Mahal
Get Excited: The New York Public Library Is Launching Its First Permanent Exhibition
Come 2020, new gallery will feature a rotating trove of artifacts drawn from NYPL's 46 million-strong collection of treasures
The British Library’s Dirtiest Books Have Been Digitized
The collection includes around 2,500 volumes and many, many double entendres
Egyptian Schoolboy's 1,800-Year-Old Lesson to Go on Display
The British Library took the exercise out of storage as part of an upcoming exhibition on the history of writing
Rochester's 150-Year-Old Historical Society Hit Hard by Lack of Funding
The institution, which houses such precious relics as clothing worn by Susan B. Anthony, has furloughed its staff and suspended its programming
Cats in Literature? It’s a Long Tail
A new exhibition at the British Library explores how cats have inspired—and frightened—writers across the centuries
Remembering the Howard University Librarian Who Decolonized the Way Books Were Catalogued
Dorothy Porter challenged the racial bias in the Dewey Decimal System, putting black scholars alongside white colleagues
Chicago Cancels Sale of Kerry James Marshall's 'Knowledge and Wonder'
The site-specific mural, featuring black children and adults gazing at the marvels of the universe, will not go up for auction following intense criticism
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