Smithsonian Libraries | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/smithsonian-libraries/RSS feed for Smithsonian LibrariesenMon, 02 Oct 2023 11:15:00 +0000How America's First Banned Book Survived and Became an Anti-Authoritarian Iconhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New EnglandMon, 02 Oct 2023 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-first-banned-book-survived-and-became-an-anti-authoritarian-icon-180982971/Why Women's Music Embraces the Voices of Past Generationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-womens-music-embraces-the-voices-of-past-generations-180980298/New show examining the deep connections women make with musical tradition kicks off with a concert featuring folk star Alice GerrardThu, 23 Jun 2022 19:33:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-womens-music-embraces-the-voices-of-past-generations-180980298/This Property Contract Sheds New Light on James Smithson's Gift to the Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/07/28/stewards-hungerford-deed/The 1787 Hungerford Deed, donated to the Smithsonian in 2019, offers a glimpse into the family dynamics that shaped the founder's decisionThu, 29 Jul 2021 15:22:24 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/07/28/stewards-hungerford-deed/How Yellowstone Was Saved by a Teddy Roosevelt Dinner Party and a Fake Photo in a Gun Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/07/08/how-yellowstone-was-saved-teddy-roosevelt-dinner-party-and-fake-photo-gun-magazine/Chilling photos of slain buffalo in Yellowstone Park helped pass an act outlining punishment for poaching on public lands. But the photos were fakesFri, 09 Jul 2021 16:04:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/07/08/how-yellowstone-was-saved-teddy-roosevelt-dinner-party-and-fake-photo-gun-magazine/Back in the Day, These Vintage Supplies Kept Libraries Runninghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/04/22/vintage-supplies-kept-libraries-running/Modern technology replace these tools and supplies, but these drawings bring back many happy memories of checking out a bookWed, 28 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/04/22/vintage-supplies-kept-libraries-running/Celebrate National Library Week With Bibliophilic Backgrounds for Your Virtual Meetingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/04/09/celebrate-national-library-week-virtual-meeting-backgrounds/Smithsonian Libraries and Archives offers book lovers these nine stylish backdropsFri, 09 Apr 2021 16:21:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/04/09/celebrate-national-library-week-virtual-meeting-backgrounds/The Surprising Story of the Smithsonian Sunbursthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/03/29/surprising-story-smithsonian-sunburst/Crimilda Pontes was the Institution’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the iconic sunburst symbolTue, 30 Mar 2021 13:43:23 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/03/29/surprising-story-smithsonian-sunburst/Meet Naturalist Graceanna Lewis, Who Played a Key Role in the Underground Railroadhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/03/23/Graceanna-Lewis/One of the first three woman to be accepted into the Academy of Natural Sciences, Lewis left behind a legacy of science and soclal progressFri, 26 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/03/23/Graceanna-Lewis/Calling All Bibliophiles: Here's How to Adopt a Bookhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/02/26/upcoming-adopt-book-salons-smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/Smithsonian Libraries and Archives invites you to a series of four Adopt-a-Book Salons in March and AprilMon, 01 Mar 2021 16:45:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/2021/02/26/upcoming-adopt-book-salons-smithsonian-libraries-and-archives/Why Scientists Find Snowflakes Coolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/12/21/why-scientists-find-snowflakes-cool/Mineralogists study snowflakes to learn more about how water in its solid phase behavesMon, 21 Dec 2020 18:31:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/12/21/why-scientists-find-snowflakes-cool/