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Chuck Brown, known as the grandfather of go-go, died in 2012. Now, a go-go archive is being assembled in his honor.

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You Can Help Build the World’s First Go-Go Archive

Librarians are calling for the preservation of Washington, D.C.’s iconic musical genre

Library patrons will soon be able to check out ukuleles in libraries across Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania Libraries Will Let You Check Out a Ukulele

Read, strum, repeat

The New York Public Library maintains the world's largest collection of tobacciana, materials related in some way to tobacco's history, use, and mystique.

Libraries’ Surprising Special Collections

Tucked away in libraries across the country are unexpected archives and world-class treasures

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