Some of the titles that can be borrowed from Saint Heron Library (all images courtesy Saint Heron) Saint Heron, the creative studio of musician Solange Knowles, is launching a public library of ...

The Rare Book and Manuscript Library, or RBML, at the University of Illinois is one of the largest publicly accessible collections of rare books in the country. In the era of banned books, the RBML ...

A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE. SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ALL THE WAY BACK TO ANCIENT TIMES, AND SOME OF THOSE FAMOUS TEXTS HAVE SURVIVED OVER THE CENTURIES. LINDA HALL LIBRARY AT UMKC IS NOW ...

The Rare Book Room’s twentieth anniversary provided us with the perfect opportunity to revisit the exhibits that have been housed in this beautiful space. This retrospective exhibit features only a ...

At some point in your life, you’ve probably read at least a few Charles Dickens novels — even if only under duress in middle school. Oliver Twist. A Tale of Two Cities. Ebenezer Scrooge and his ...

Explore a trove of rare treasures consisting of more than 200,000 literary items. The James Smith Noel Collection inhabits first edition hardcovers, original manuscripts, hand-illustrated maps, and ...

The library is more than just books. Every month, the Milwaukee Public Library joins Lake Effect to share resources, book recommendations and cool stuff you might not know about. This month is about ...