What exactly does the Librarian of Congress do?
So, what exactly does the Librarian of Congress do? In short, a LOT. Just from this video put together by Washington Notebook, …
Interactive Leonardo at the Biblioteca Nacional de España
The Biblioteca Nacional de España has created “Leonardo Interactivo,” digitizing Leonardo da Vinci’s Madrid Codex I – II, making them available to …
Thirty-five portraits of circus animal trainers
Schlesinger Library houses a fascinating collection of Women in American History. Here’s just a tiny example of the wonders they have, Thirty-five …
Men of the Stacks
Men of the Stacks, finally a male librarian calendar done right! Los hombres de la Estantería, por fin un calendario de hombres bibliotecarios bien hecho! Order …
The Library of Congress on C-SPAN
Here’s a great documentary about the Library of Congress which C-SPAN has made available for free! The documentary is an hour and …
Apps for the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is releasing a number of new apps to give you better access to their collection. The apps …
24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá
Last week I was back home for the 24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá! I’ve attended this fair before as a …
Celebrating 100 Years at the NYPL
Here are a few items that form part of NYPL’s exhibition Celebrating 100 Years. The exhibit includes items of our last 100 …
Unusual Bookcases
Why have regular bookcases when you could store your books in something like these? I’ll concede that some of these aren’t actually …
RueFind
I just received an email from Thabo Jakavula who shared this great site called RueFind. The site is a Google map that gathers images …
