Posts Tagged ‘library’

Library of the Chathams’ annual Book Sale begins March 13 (Independent Press)

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

CHATHAM — Tens of thousands of donated books are being sorted into more than 30 categories from Autobiographies to Zen for the Library of the Chathams annual Book Sale. The sale starts on Saturday, March 13, where, for the first...

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Library of the Chathams' annual Book Sale begins March 13 (Independent Press)

Rare reads (BBC News)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Some of Wales' oldest books saved from being sold

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Rare reads (BBC News)

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Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Some of Wales' oldest books saved from being sold

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Rare reads (BBC News)

Beinecke expands Web presence (Yale Daily News)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Only two pages of artist Erica Van Horn’s book “Folded Napkins” are on display at the Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, but an online version of the exhibition allows guests to flip through the entire volume from anywhere with an Internet connection.

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Exhibit Showcases Medieval Fragments Found in Law Books (Yale University Office of Public Affairs)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Nearly 150 early printed books in the Yale Law Library have bindings that incorporate visible pieces of medieval manuscript.

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Exhibit Showcases Medieval Fragments Found in Law Books (Yale University Office of Public Affairs)

Birthday bash to mark Twain library’s 100th (Darien News-Review)

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

REDDING -- A 100th birthday celebration for the Mark Twain Library in Redding will be held Saturday a century to the day after author Samuel Clemens donated 3,000 books and opened a small community library.

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The Fight over the Google of All Libraries: An (Updated) Wired.com FAQ (Wired News)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

It's the beginning of the end-game for the The Google Books project -- an audacious attempt to create the most comprehensive library in the history of the world -- as the case moves again to a federal hearing in New York. The story is a complicated one, combining copyright law, anti-trust issues, plain old capitalist competition and the odd problem of orphan books, and Wired.com is here to help ...

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CM donates 1,000 rare books to new library (The Times of India)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Monday donated about 1,000 rare books from his collection to the upcoming Anna centenary library.

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CM donates 1,000 rare books to new library (The Times of India)

337-year-old book to be reprinted (The Hindu)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

KOLKATA: Collectors of rare books will soon be able to lay their hands on a facsimile copy of 17th century book India and Persia by British cartographer John Ogilvie. It is being reprinted by the authorities of the Asiatic Society here.

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Karunanidhi donates 1,000 rare books to library (New Kerala)

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Chennai, Feb 8 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today donated 1,000 rare books to the upcoming Anna Centenary Library, a world class public library being built by the state government at Kotturpuram.

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