A late 19th century library supply catalog provides a glimpse into how libraries might have dealt with space issues over a century ago Alexia MacClain It seems as if libraries have always had the ...

With a bit of reverence, librarians carefully wind an antique library clock near the circulation desk in a temple of learning called the Providence Athenaeum. This is one of the oldest libraries in ...

As personal libraries grew in the 19th and 20th centuries, so did bookplates. A way of establishing ownership, the little pasted pieces of paper pressed on inside covers evolved into miniature works ...

Like most bookworms, Ann Duprey keeps a pile of books she intends to read at some point. Even her husband jokes about it, saying, " 'You’ll never read these all in your lifetime.' " But the retired ...

Learn more about the 19th and 20th centuries through personal and scholarly papers, limited-edition books with annotations and inscriptions and other specialized collections donated by individuals.

From Jan. 23 to Aug. 2, the University of Wisconsin Special Collections presents their first ever educational board games exhibition titled “‘Most Agreeable & Rational Recreation’: Two Centuries of ...

Gwinn, Nancy E. and Cole, John Y. 2000. "Debating National Culture in Nineteenth-Century Washington: The Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution." Proceedings of the Thirty-ninth Annual ...