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From the Smithsonian Museums

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New Exhibit Uncovers the Raw Materials of Rare Books

Explore the natural elements of centuries-old books with upcoming exhibition and online program

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Meet the Wildflower Artist Who Was a Smithsonian Champion

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A 19th-Century Encyclopedia Gets a Modern Makeover

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Tracing Anthropologist Zelia Nuttall Through Smithsonian Collections

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Explore Book Collecting With the Curators of 'Magnificent Obsessions: Why We Collect'

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Intriguing Items from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives’ Adopt-a-Book Program

Introductory graphic for “Adopt-a-Book: Preserving Treasures Together” video series. (Smithsonian Libraries and Archives)

New Video Series Highlights Book Conservation Treatments

Example of a new meeting background in use, featuring the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology. (Smithsonian Libraries and Archives)

Celebrate National Library Week with Virtual Meeting Backgrounds

Portrait of Graceanna Lewis, The Underground Rail Road (1872). (Smithsonian Libraries and Archives)

Who was Graceanna Lewis, Naturalist and Abolitionist?

Portrait of Frances E.W. Harper (detail), Frontispiece, Poems, 1900. (Smithsonian Libraries and Archives)

Poetry towards Progress: Frances E. W. Harper

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Taking Vintage Library Shelving for a Spin

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