Ignatz Isaac Bick was a scholar and rabbi in Frankfurt, Germany when the Nazis came to power in the early 1930s. He and his wife Mira saw their chance to leave the country and shipped their possessions to the port of Hamburg, then migrated to England.

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After 70 years, Nazi-looted books returned

Renovations in the Robert W. Woodruff Library commenced last week to allow for the expansion of the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL) and the consolidation of the three help desks on the second floor.

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Library Changes to Increase Efficiency, Officials Say

Not many of the thousands of passengers arriving every day at Londons busy St Pancras Station are aware that they are passing just a few dozen metres away from one of the largest and most diverse collections of Czech books outside the Czech Republic. Tucked in beside the station is the huge, but surprisingly inconspicuous complex of the British Library. In this weeks Czech Books, David Vaughan ...

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Czech literary treasures in London

A new exhibition at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington explores an era in which the sea was at the center of English culture but scarcely understood.

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At the Folger, a 200-Year Survey of the Sea

GREENWICH -- One of Inge Isler 's recollections from her childhood in Germany is the extensive library accumulated by her father -- a huge room in their home filled with books.

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Books seized by Nazis returned to Greenwich woman

For Tom Fay, getting into library sciences was all about the air-conditioning. Sure, Fay, executive director of Henderson Libraries, loves books. He reads 100 or more volumes a year -- most of them checked out of the library system he runs

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Executive Snapshot

For Tom Fay, getting into library sciences was all about the air-conditioning. Sure, Fay, executive director of Henderson Libraries, loves books. He reads 100 or more volumes a year -- most of them checked out of the library system he runs

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Executive Snapshot

I am often asked if the library accepts book donations, and we certainly do. Because collection development is a library responsibility, we reserve the right to make the decision as to whether gift books will be added to the collection, set aside for a library used book sale, given to another institution, or discarded.

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COLUMN: Not all great books in the library live on the New Title Rack

ELLSWORTH The Maine State Police are investigating the possible theft of rare books from the Maine Maritime Academy library, which a Bangor resident is attempting to sell on eBay.

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Maine State Police: Rare Book Theft Under Investigation

AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT OAKLAND The Oakland Public Library's museum is designed to discover, preserve, interpret and share the cultural and historical experiences of African Americans in California and the West. In addition, a three-panel mural is on permanent display.

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Museums-East Bay Through August 8