It’s Pride Month! Check out this extensive list of books by LGTBQIA+ authors from Penguin Random House.
It’s Pride Month! Check out this extensive list of books by LGTBQIA+ authors from Penguin Random House.
Be sure to sign up for summer reading at whatever public library you use. 🙂
The FBI’s Kansas City office is seeking information about a theft at the Truman Presidential Library that happened in…1978. Apparently some ceremonial swords were taken. It is unclear to me what effort was made to recover the swords when the crime occurred. A reward is being offered, though, so double-check any ceremonial swords you may have.
Do you read zines? There is a zine library in Denver, Colorado, that holds thousands of zines! It has to be a fascinating place to peruse. 🙂
The very first Pride Book Fest is coming up! It will take place on YouTube on June 11-13. Dozens of LGTBQ+ authors are participating and it sounds like a fun opportunity to find new books and authors. 🙂
Here is something unique: a cookbook with recipes inspired by cat food. This cookbook is freely available online and was released by Fancy Feast. The recipes sound good but this all feels a bit strange.
We’ve all seen traditional bookmobiles, but what about a camel delivering books? There is one in part of rural Pakistan being used to deliver books to children staying home due to the pandemic. Reminds me of the the pack horse librarians of the WPA during the Great Depression. 🙂
Are you a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien? Help build an oral history for Tolkien at Marquette University! They have a collection of Tolkien’s papers and want to document what his works mean to his fans. Find more information here!
Have you been to the Louvre? You can now see hundreds of thousands of pieces of its collections online! Check it out here.
Are you a fan of Richard Wright? A book he wrote decades ago, The Man Who Lived Underground, is about to be published for the first time. Get the details here.
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