Hello Z-Librarians, Today, we're ready to share some updates! We’ve added automatic saving of your uploads to My Library, a handy uploads filter, and improved interest profiles (up to 20 tags). Mirror…
Fantastic Finds in the Library’s Children’s Literature Collections The Library of Congress recently published a book on the history of children’s books, from their origins to contemporary offerings. F…
How Did Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Arrive at Salisbury Plain? PERTH, AUSTRALIA—According to a statement released by Curtin University, the central Altar Stone at Stonehenge was likely transported more t…
Born in 1810, Margaret Fuller Was Labeled a Child Prodigy. She Later Used Her Intellect to Ask Important Questions About Women’s Role in America Her writing posed the novel premise: What does it mean …
Eight Overlooked Characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books Everyone loves the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, but what about these weird and wonderful creations? By Kelly Robinson https://reactor…
🧵1/3 What do we lose when family & community cookbooks disappear? 🍲📚 Katie Livingston argues that cookbooks are more than collections of recipes. They preserve family histories, local traditions, and …
Today on International Archives Day, we recognize how institutions like the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) safeguard the nation’s documentary history, ensuring accountability, pre…
Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global Positioning, You Have No Excuse for Getting Lost Gladys West had an “insatiable thirst for knowledge.” She used computers, radars and sa…
📜 Archives help safeguard rights, strengthen accountability, and preserve our shared histories. They are essential to justice, democratic societies, and an informed public. Today, on INTERNATIONAL ARC…
50 Great Classic Novels Under 200 Pages Short and Sweet https://lithub.com/50-great-classic-novels-under-200-pages/ Many of these are at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ #books #literature
Leonardo’s ‘Codex Atlanticus’ Is Complete for the First Time in 400 Years The Galileo Museum's Leonardotheka 2.0 reunites the artist's landmark manuscript with the 550 pages a 16th-century sculptor cu…
🧵1️⃣/2️⃣ From the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies archive: a 2000 study revisits restoring rail across the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, once home to Key System streetcars before convers…
Visit MOROCCO from anywhere! 🌐 Even if you can't attend our in-person screening, you can watch this iconic Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper romance on the Internet Archive! Put on your virtual top hat 🎩,…
🗓️ In one month, hundreds of builders & curious minds from the whole world will be gathering for DWeb Camp: Root Systems. 🏕️ 🌱 Join them and the most influential voices of today’s decentralization ecosy…
📅 Planning your week, San Francisco? 🌉 Join us for old-Hollywood glamour! 🌟 The Internet Archive is screening MOROCCO (1930)—newly in the public domain this year—with a pre-show on the film's enduring…
Researchers May Have Just Identified A Rare Portrait Of Anne Boleyn That Was Hiding In Plain Sight For 500 Years By Kaleena Fraga A sketch by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger created sometime in…
Silent Springs, Windswept Seas: On the Environmental Vision of Rachel Carson “I hope I have made clear tonight that a new spirit is abroad in this land.” by Carla Baricz https://lithub.com/silent-spri…
After centuries of trying, we’ve yet to arrive at a perfect way to map colour by Alessandro Roussel https://aeon.co/videos/after-centuries-of-trying-weve-yet-to-arrive-at-a-perfect-way-to-map-colour?u…
The Stormy Romance of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand The decade-long relationship between the composer Chopin and the author Sand, though unlikely, was a testament to the Romantic belief in the virtu…
During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. A New Exhibition Reveals Their Rich Wartime Stories by Meilan Solly https://www.smi…
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