The library at the University of Cambridge recently received a note saying “Happy Easter” along with…2 of Charles Darwin’s notebooks. They had been missing for over 20 years, but were returned in good condition. 🙂
The library at the University of Cambridge recently received a note saying “Happy Easter” along with…2 of Charles Darwin’s notebooks. They had been missing for over 20 years, but were returned in good condition. 🙂
Full bookshelves in the backgrounds of video calls is not unusual, but how many people out there purchased books for the purpose of showing off their bookshelves during video calls? Apparently enough that there are bookshelf curators you can hire to stock your shelves. The Guardian has an interesting article about it.
It is fun to hear stories of very overdue library books being returned after years, or even decades of being kept by patrons. When the New York Public Library stopped charging late fees last fall, they received thousands of overdue items back. This allowed many patrons to begin using their libraries again. 🙂
Have you ever tried to recall the title of a favorite book from your childhood but can’t quite remember? There is an Instagram account that can help! Users share details they remember of the story, the account owner shares the info, and followers offer suggestions of what the book might be. Read more from NPR. 🙂
A very overdue library book was recently returned to a British library. The person who returned it found it on the side of the road over 60 years ago, but didn’t get around to returning it until recently. The library waived the overdue fees for the patron who originally checked it out. 🙂
How many books did you read when you were very young? A seven year old child in Maine has challenged herself to read all 3,000 picture books in her public library. What a fantastic goal!
Are you a Louisa May Alcott fan? A new (old) partially written story of hers has just been published in the Strand Magazine!
Gwyneth Paltrow recently hired a personal book curator to help flesh out the book shelves in her home. Here’s an interview with the book curator in Town & Country. What fun to be a professional book curator! 🙂
Do all nonfiction book get fact-checked? Who pays for fact-checking? Who has the most at stake? Surprising information on this topic in this NPR interview.
The Outer Hebrides are off the coast of northwest Scotland. Mobile libraries play a large role in keeping its rural residents connected to culture. Read more from NPR.
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