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libraryjournal: Come on folks! We are too good to stand for...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:40:04 -0500

Come on folks! We are too good to stand for this. Tumblarians are legion.

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This has been on hiatus for such a long time, and I apologize. When I first started this with my...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:37:00 -0500

This has been on hiatus for such a long time, and I apologize. When I first started this with my...

I struggled to find a better picture of Chris Claremont’s...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:03:52 -0400

I struggled to find a better picture of Chris Claremont’s recent donation of his notes and personal archives of his work on X-Men. But this tiny offering from the Wall Street Journal is all that I could find, and there was nothing on Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library site. The article is worth a read:

Mr. Claremont’s 2011 donation is a game-changing addition to the university’s collection of graphic novels and related materials, which grew out of a pet project of librarian Karen Green.

“I think that our buying of comics and science fiction shows that we understand the value of things we used to see as perishable or less scholarly,” said Ms Green. It’s “not something we went after systematically before.” But now they are, she added.

The “X-Men” collection represents a core “around which we hope to build a collection of rich, comic-related material,” said Erik Wakin, Curator of Manuscripts at Columbia University during a symposium in March.

This collection has since grown to include more rare comics and manuscripts as well as a rare Science Fiction magazines.

Calling for more GPOMLs: Show Us Your Libraries!

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:22:44 -0400

thepinakes: I’ve shown you mine, now, as kellymce suggests, show me yours. Let’s make...

Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American novelist, poet, and short...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:22:00 -0400

Sandra Cisneros is a Mexican-American novelist, poet, and short story writer. Her books include The House on Mango Street, Caramelo, and Woman Hollering Creek. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a Macarthur “Genius” Grant.

The first female Mexican-American writer to have her work published by a mainstream publisher, Cisneros has seen her books translated worldwide and The House on Mango Street remains required reading in middle schools, high schools, and universities across the country.

paperlanternlit: Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:19:31 -0400

paperlanternlit:

Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? Check out this great list of Latino and Latina YA and children’s writers!

!!!

"Because of [technology], reading culture is booming, which is tremendously exciting. It’s up to..."

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:38:58 -0400

“Because of [technology], reading culture is booming, which is tremendously exciting. It’s up...

thepinakes: libraryjournal: libraryadvocates: These are...

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:20:32 -0400

thepinakes:

libraryjournal:

libraryadvocates:

These are just approximations based on an informal study.

The Library Journal tumblr personally prefers the #libraries tag because there are fewer incidences of students posting from inside libraries and also…less porn than the singular #library.

Tags I track:

libraries

librarians

MLIS

Tags I do not track (for NSFW reasons):

library

librarian

Think plural, because apparently the pornographers do not.

Always #libraries

the same goes for the #archives tag. Plurals are better.

paperlanternlit: Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage...

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:59:09 -0400

paperlanternlit:

Did you know it’s National Hispanic Heritage Month? Check out this great list of Latino and Latina YA and children’s writers!

nevver: Doodling on the Faces of Famous Writers

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:54:49 -0400

nevver:

Doodling on the Faces of Famous Writers

"Traugher’s decision, part of a two-hour hearing, came after a legal challenge filed by the city..."

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:31:00 -0400

“Traugher’s decision, part of a two-hour hearing, came after a legal challenge filed by the...

Want to improve students' writing? Fund local libraries

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:18:29 -0400

Want to improve students' writing? Fund local libraries: libraryadvocates: The problem is, books...

"On average prices will increase 220%."

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:17:54 -0400

“On average prices will increase 220%.” - Hachette to raise ebook prices for libraries...

"Traugher’s decision, part of a two-hour hearing, came after a legal challenge filed by the city..."

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:21:10 -0400

“Traugher’s decision, part of a two-hour hearing, came after a legal challenge filed by the...

"This was the first book I’d read in a long, long time that actually befit the name “page turner,”..."

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:35:48 -0400

“This was the first book I’d read in a long, long time that actually befit the name “page...

"People need to know that the resources are beyond these walls and at all hours. The power of a..."

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:21:11 -0400

““People need to know that the resources are beyond these walls and at all hours. The power of...

Big Box Store Has New Life As An Airy Public Library Finally!...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:19:00 -0400

Big Box Store Has New Life As An Airy Public Library

Finally! Something useful and inspiring to do with all those empty vacant buildings just sitting there abandoned. Click the picture to read more about the McAllen Library, whose previous life was that of rolled back prices.

laphamsquarterly: Speaking of Emily Dickinson, the schedule for...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:00:17 -0400

laphamsquarterly:

Speaking of Emily Dickinson, the schedule for a 19th century women’s seminary student didn’t leave much time for poetry-writing.

See how the school day compares to other daily routines from our Lines of Work issue.

Peep the epic new Breathless Reads trailer on MTV's Hollywood Crush blog!

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:38:43 -0400

Peep the epic new Breathless Reads trailer on MTV's Hollywood Crush blog!: MTV featuring ya book...

"The tweet announcing the formation of the EveryLibrary.org campaign came a day earlier than its..."

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:37:00 -0400

“The tweet announcing the formation of the EveryLibrary.org campaign came a day earlier than...