Daily Archives: March 27, 2014

How Public Libraries Are Solving America’s Reading Problem

Posted on March 27, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

  Comment Now Follow Comments We have a reading problem in the United States.  It’s not that people aren’t reading: in fact the Pew Research Center reports that 76% of adults have read a book in the past year.  Even … Continue reading →

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Vatican library plans to digitise 82,000 of its most valuable manuscripts – Telegraph

Posted on March 27, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

A 1,600-year-old manuscript featuring the poems of Virgil is among the collection being digitised by the Vatican Apostolic Library with the help of a Japanese IT firm An illustration of the Dante’s Divina Commedia realized by artist Sandro Botticelli in … Continue reading →

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ALA Leadership Institute Participants Continue to Benefit | American Libraries Magazine

Posted on March 27, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2014 – 12:40 Laurie D. Borman Last August, 40 librarians gathered at the Eaglewood Resort and Spa in Itasca, Illinois, to participate in the first ALA Leadership Institute. Facilitated by ALA past-president Maureen Sullivan and Association … Continue reading →

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