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The Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation May Have to Auction Off Precious Artifacts
A bloodstained pair of gloves, which the president wore on the night of his assassination, is among the relics that could be sold to pay off a hefty loan
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Investigators on Lookout for 314 Items Stolen From Carnegie Library’s Rare Books Room
A first edition of Isaac Newton’s “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” was among the items taken
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Turkish Garbage Collectors Curate Their Own Library
The sanitation workers have already amassed a collection of more than 6,000 books
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The Book That Spooked the South
David Walker’s “Appeal” laid bare the ethical bankruptcy of slavery moreso than any other book of its time
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These Letters Tell the Inside Story of Mary, Queen of Scots’ Imprisonment
A collection of 43 letters relating to the latter years of the queen’s confinement was recently donated to the British Library
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250,000 Circus Items Donated to Illinois State University
The donation includes clown props, photos, posters and costumes
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The Library of Congress Will Stop Archiving Twitter
Because tweets have become too long and too numerous, the Library will only archive tweets of ‘historic value”
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After 100 Years, This Entire Forest Will Be Turned into Mystery Manuscripts
Hike through Norway’s future library, currently in the form of baby trees
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The Boston Public Library Is Digitizing 200,000 Vintage Recordings
With the help of the Internet Archive, the recordings from the Sound Archives Collection will one day be available for free streaming and download
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A Brief History of Book Burning, From the Printing Press to Internet Archives
As long as there have been books, people have burned them—but over the years, the motivation has changed
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Texas University Invites Fans to Scour George R.R. Martin’s Archives for Plot Clues
The author’s vast collection is stored in Texas A&M’s Cushing Library
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Chicago Library Seeks Help Transcribing Magical Manuscripts
Three texts dealing with charms, spirits, and all other manners of magical practice are now accessible online
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What Happened to America’s Public Intellectuals?
Our nation has always depended on these heavyweights to guide us, but are they still with us, and if so, who are they?
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LGBTQ History Comes Out of the Shadows in New U.K. Exhibition
Gay UK tells the stories of people once subject to oppressive anti-gay laws
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Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles
During the Great Depression, a New Deal program brought books to Kentuckians living in remote areas
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This Father’s Day, Check Out Furniture Made by Abraham Lincoln’s Much-Maligned Dad
Thomas Lincoln was a master craftsman—and a man history has misrepresented
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Late Fees No Longer Exist at Salt Lake City Libraries
If you kept a book longer than you should have, you’re in luck
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The Librarian of Congress Weighs In on Why Card Catalogs Matter
The tech is gone, but it’s not forgotten. Carla Hayden explains why
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Drag Queens Are Public Libraries’ Newest Storytellers
Early reading just got a lot more glamorous
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Massive Royal Atlas Gets Digitized
The magnificent Klencke Atlas is now available online courtesy of the British Library
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