In honor of National Library Week I thought I’d share my recent visit to the Seattle Public Library’s Central Library. The 11-story glass and steel building, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas in a joint venture with Seattle-based LMN Architects,…
I recently had the privilege of visiting the United States Military Academy Library at West Point . This beautiful, six-story facility is a vital part of the educational mission of the Academy. While the USMA celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2012…
This is an interesting short video about the project to convert the Vatican Library’s manuscript collection to a digital format for preservation and increased access. It’s produced by their partner, EMC Corp. Beautiful images of Rome, Vatican City and the…
Having just returned from my own library tour of Europe, I found this article timely and spot on. By GERALDINE FABRIKANT in the New York Times. EUROPEAN cities are feet-on-the-pavement destinations, where many of us find ourselves trudging along familiar…
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries is hosting an exhibition entitled Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar. About the exhibition: Between 1572 and 1617, Georg Braun, editor, and Franz Hogenberg, engraver, produced the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, a multi-volume collection of…
