Daily Archives: May 6, 2014

Book Lovers Record Traces of 19th-Century Readers – Wired Campus – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on May 6, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

A lament for a dead child, written by her mother in pencil on the endpaper of an 1843 copy of The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans. A sewing needle, thread still attached, inserted in the back of an 1860 … Continue reading →

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Secret Libraries of New York City | Atlas Obscura

Posted on May 6, 2014 by newyorklibraryclub1885

Lantern slide of the New York Public Library (via NYPL) As the debate continues over the renovation of the main branch of the New York Public Library — a design by Norman Foster that would radically overhaul the stacks and other features … Continue reading →

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