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Popular Reading: “Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932”
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 By Francine Prose The scene is 1920’s Paris: a city of spellbinding ambition, love, art, and discovery. Places like the Chameleon Club serve as oases for the various expats, artists, and libertines that … Continue reading
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Why the Public Library Beats Amazon—for Now
A growing stack of companies would like you to pay a monthly fee to read e-books, just like you subscribe to Netflix to binge on movies and TV shows. Don’t bother. Go sign up for a public library card instead. … Continue reading
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From the Archives: Cool Japanese Wood-block Art!
We take a hiatus from our general “odd thing we stumbled across in the archives’ photos” this week to give you “odd thing we stumbled across in the Shelmidine Room”. While hunting for art for this year’s Christmas card, I … Continue reading
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Digitizing old manuscripts at The Morgan Library in New York
Google has digitized millions of print books already, but some old manuscripts, like The Gutenberg Bible, need a very special treatment. The 700-year manuscript is not only the most precious cultural heritage. It’s also a fragile volume only a limited … Continue reading
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NEW Humor in the Popular Collection: “Food: A Love Story”
From the Bestselling Author of Dad is Fat Jim Gaffigan’s long-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Dad is Fat, is now available for your enjoyment in the Popular Collection. Food: A Love Story is a delectable ode to … Continue reading
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20 modern libraries from around the world
Libraries are doing well in digital times. Here are most awesome examples. Many people, when asked about libraries, imagine old buildings with dimmed light and endless rows of heavy wooden bookshelves. Libraries are our heritage. They contain all knowledge human kind has … Continue reading
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Music in the library – Flute Ensemble: Friday, November 7, 2014, at 3:15 p.m.
Music in the Library: Flute Ensemble Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 3:15-3:35 p.m. Collins Library Reading Room Performance by: Flute trio (Whitney Reveyrand, Megan Reich, Barbara Cotton) and Flute quartet (Colin Babcock, Victoria Chase, Bianca Lim, Adam Hayashigawa)
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“Spotlight: Research Conferences” by Liz Roepke ’15, Peer Research Advisor
Over Fall Break, I had the great opportunity to attend and present my research at the Geological Society of America’s 2014 Fall Meeting, which was held in Vancouver, British Columbia. What an experience! It’s the second professional geologic conference I … Continue reading
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Library of Congress Seeks Halloween Photos For American Folklife Center Collection
The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress is inviting Americans participating in holidays at the end of October and early November – Halloween, All Souls Day, All Saints Day, Dia de los Muertos – to photograph hayrides, … Continue reading
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Take a visual tour of Halloween in America during the first half of the 20th century
What better way to wrap up American Archives month then with a Halloween stroll through the Digital Public Library of America. From turn of the century Hallow’een postcards through photos from the 1950’s we get a taste of Halloween in America … Continue reading
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