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For years, there was Playboy for blind people, then a Republican congressman tried to kill it
The government shouldn’t subsidize porn, he argued<p>Unlike most of Playboy’s readers in the 1970s, one select group was definitely reading it for the …
CultureCreating a local history archive at your public library
CHICAGO — Archival collections at public libraries present their own challenges distinct from other library materials, but they also offer the …
Your Efforts Are Helping to #saveIMLS
American Library Association (ALA) members have been working tirelessly to defend federal library funding since March, when the president announced …
LibrarianshipFrederick Wiseman delivers an ode to knowledge in 'Ex Libris: The New York Public Library'
Frederick Wiseman's "Ex Libris: The New York Public Library" is more than a magisterial mash note to that distinguished establishment, it’s a heartening examination of the vastness of human knowledge and the multiple ways we the people endeavor to access it.<p>With more than 40 films to his credit, …
New York Public Library‘Woke’ Librarians Take Their Politics to Another Level
Everyone knows the old caricature of the local librarian: a white, middle-aged woman, slightly plump, a bit intimidating, shushing patrons while …
Conservative ViewTSB Bank appoints Deutsche Bank and British Library non-execs to its board as it ramps up local business support
Challenger bank TSB has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors as it broadens its small business focus.<p>The four-year-old bank …
BankingAla. Senate hopeful Moore in 2005: Homosexuality should be illegal
Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore reportedly said a 2005 interview that "homosexual conduct" should be illegal.<p>"Homosexual conduct should be …
EqualityThe Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.<p>A mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology is usually found lurking around …
CultureAASL National Conference & Exhibition advance registration deadline approaching
CHICAGO – Only three weeks remain to secure advance registration for the AASL National Conference & Exhibition. Attendees finalizing their …
School LibrariesLlama-Famous! Poetry Extravaganza: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 57
Welcome to The Librarian Is In, the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next.<p><i>Podcasts are red<br>Podcasts are</i> …
New York Public LibraryStereographs Were the Original Virtual Reality
If you walked into Charles Herzog’s classroom last spring, you’d have seen a peculiarly modern sight: middle schoolers all staring into …
Library of CongressA Head-Spinning, Hope-Inspiring Showcase of Art
LOS ANGELES — I guess there’s a God. During one of the meanest passages in American national politics within living memory, we’re getting a huge, historically corrective, morale-raising cultural event, one that lasts four months and hits on many of the major social topics of the day: racism, …
The ArtsA Truly Delicious Long Weekend in Birmingham, Ala.
In the jutting chin of the Appalachians, near Alabama’s mineral-rich Red Mountain, men made the pig iron that girded America’s industrial revolution. The city that appeared around them, almost out of nowhere, exploded from about 3,000 people in 1880 to 26,000 just a decade later. By the early …
LifestyleA test for Trump's political muscle in Alabama Senate runoff
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — It's Trump versus Trumpland.<p>President Donald Trump's political muscles are getting a workout in a Republican runoff election in Alabama that has an awkward dynamic: He's campaigning for the establishment-backed incumbent over an upstart beloved by many of his own most ardent …
PoliticsOne D.C. Public Library In Each Ward Will Open For Select Holidays
District residents will be able to visit one D.C. public library in each ward during select holidays beginning in October.<p>The new hours are a result …
Washington D.C.Apple stores architect to design new Pleasant Hill library
PLEASANT HILL — The award-winning architectural firm behind the flagship glass cube Apple store in New York City will design Pleasant Hill’s …
San Francisco Bay AreaTell Us What You Love, and We’ll Tell You Where to Volunteer
<i>By Larissa Runkle</i><p>San Francisco is a community of helpers. If you’ve ever been on the street during an emergency or witnessed an accident, you know …
San Francisco Bay AreaRESOURCE: Library of Congress Labs
Earlier this week, the Library of Congress announced the launch of Labs (labs.loc.gov), a new online space “designed to empower exploration and …
Library of CongressAnti-Semitic 9/11 Truther Scheduled To Appear At San Francisco Library Tonight
Christopher Bollyn, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled a "raging anti-Semite," is scheduled to speak at the Richmond Branch of the San …
New Workshop: Cataloging Judaica Resources
CHICAGO—ALA Publishing eLearning Solutions announces an exciting new workshop, Cataloging Judaica Resources with Sheryl Stahl. This workshop will …
LibrarianshipDonald Trump's comments on Africa at the UN were, um, odd
<b>(CNN) —</b> President Donald Trump continued to make the rounds at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. At lunch, he attended a gathering of African leaders and made a few remarks.<p>And almost immediately he said this:<p><i>"Africa has tremendous business potential, I have so many friends going to</i> …
PoliticsThe Library of Congress Wants Your Help Identifying World War I-Era Political Cartoons
The U.S. government’s official library wants your help. And it involves cartoons.<p>The Library of Congress just debuted its new digital innovation lab, …
CultureVanilla, by Billy Merrell
<b>Vanilla.</b><p>Merrell, Billy (author).<p>Oct. 2017. 320p. Scholastic/Push, hardcover, $17.99 (9781338100921); Scholastic/Push, e-book, $10.99 (9781338100938). …
BooksYou can now check for ebooks at your local libraries on Google Search
The ebook industry is here to stay, they say, and in the US, you can now see which ebooks are available at your local libraries thanks to Google.<p>I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the public library near my apartment offered books in digital formats. Granted, it had been quite some time …
GooglePublic Lending Right
PLR is the right for authors to receive payment for the loans of their books by public libraries<p>How to apply for PLR, information on eligibility and …
British LibraryDear Congress, here's how to ensure public access to government information
As previously reported, Congress’ Committee on House Administration is currently examining Title 44 of the U.S. Code. That’s the law that governs the …
GovernmentA Great Event: A Baseball Game in Hell
My friend Rob Edelman wrote this in the 2015 number of <i>Base Ball: A Journal of the Early Game,</i> which I had launched eight years earlier:<p>“In 1901, …
New York Public LibraryHow Much Actual History Do You Need for a Historical Novel?
“Individual memory, history, and the novel, are all selective: no one remembers everything, each historian picks out the facts he or she chooses to …
BooksKeepers of the Secrets
I was told that the most interesting man in the world works in the archives division of the New York Public Library, and so I went there, one morning …
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