NAHANT — Nahant Public Library Board of Trustees met on Tuesday and discussed upcoming programming, specifically the launch of their new eBay page, where they will be selling rare books and ...

The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, or RBML, at the University of Illinois is one of the largest publicly accessible collections of rare books in the country. In the era of banned books, the RBML ...

Tucked away on the upper floors of the Library of Michigan, the rare book vault is about 60 degrees with very low humidity. It’s not too cold, but compared to the mild temperatures throughout the rest ...

At some point in your life, you’ve probably read at least a few Charles Dickens novels — even if only under duress in middle school. Oliver Twist. A Tale of Two Cities. Ebenezer Scrooge and his ...

A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE. SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ALL THE WAY BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES, AND SOME OF THOSE FAMOUS TEXTS HAVE SURVIVED OVER THE CENTURIES. LINDA HALL LIBRARY AT UMKC IS NOW ...

The Rare Book Room’s twentieth anniversary provided us with the perfect opportunity to revisit the exhibits that have been housed in this beautiful space. This retrospective exhibit features only a ...

Step inside the Boston Public Library’s imposing central branch building and visitors are greeted with 17th-century Renaissance Revival architecture, a reading room with a 50-foot-high barrel vault ...

The library is more than just books. Every month, the Milwaukee Public Library joins Lake Effect to share resources, book recommendations and cool stuff you might not know about. This month is about ...

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