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 ...

The Oliver Room at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (photo courtesy the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) If you’re in the Pittsburgh area and happen across a rare copy of Ptolemy’s Geography at a ...

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 ...

Dozens of books have disappeared from Warsaw to Paris. The police are looking into who is taking them, and why — a tale of money, geopolitics, crafty forgers and lackluster library security. By Rachel ...

TAXILA: In a quiet corner of the Attock District Complex, a cultural milestone was marked on Saturday with the inauguration of a newly established library housing more than 1,200 rare, historic and ...

Penn Libraries has received $4.25 million — the largest gift ever from a living donor — to go toward the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. The donor, who is a member of the Libraries’ Board of ...

In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...

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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese State University’s Frazar Memorial Library will be hosting a Rare Book Petting Zoo where students, faculty, staff, and the general public can get an up-close look at ...