Book Tourism in Canada
A couple weeks ago I was traveling through Eastern Canada and got to see a couple libraries, and a beautiful bookstore. My first visit was the Runnymede location of Chapters,...
Category: Library \ Book Tourism
Americas, Archives, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, National Libraries, Public Libraries, World
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
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Earlier this month I was in Trinidad and Tobago for this year’s SALALM conference, and I stopped by to visit the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS). I arrived here on my...
Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Libros
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A few weeks ago I was in Buenos Aires, and what people say is true, it is a city of books, they were even selected as the World’s Book...
Library of Congress’ Reading Room
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Twice a year the Library of Congress open the doors of the Main Reading Room to the public. I was there last weekend and loved it. In addition to seeing...
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Visiting the Law Library of Congress
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Last week I had a great visit at the Law Library of Congress. My visit began with an introduction by David Mao, Deputy Law Librarians of Congress, who gave share...
Americas, Books, Colombia, Images, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Professional Development, World
24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá
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Last week I was back home for the 24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá! I’ve attended this fair before as a kid, but this was my first attendance in...
Americas, Colombia, Education, Latin America, Libraries, Library \ Book Tourism, Politics, Public Libraries, World
Juárez wants to model itself after Medellín
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Here are parts one, two, and three of a news report highlighting the impressive change the city of Medellín, Colombia has had in the last decade or so, and how...
Boston Book Festival, 2010
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Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the Boston Book Festival. This is the second year the festival has been organized, and it seems to get bigger every year. While at...
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La Grande Bibliothèque
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At the beginning of the month I was in Montreal and got to visit La Grande Bibliothèque! This library is one of the city’s largest public libraries, and the collection...
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06
2010
Toronto Public Library
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Earlier this week I got to visit the Toronto Public Library. Before arriving there I had seen some beautiful pictures of the main branch and had read that it is...