I’m late, late, late with the historical highlights today. I hope you find something interesting to read!
First off, I sympathize with parents who challenge books in school and public libraries. I think I’m too particular about what books I approve of to ever be a public librarian.
Backlogs appear to be a fact of life in archives.
If you like to peek behind the scenes of movies, here’s an article about the boat in Jaws.
This exhibit on the first fifty years of photography sounds interesting.
Another exhibit displays photos of Ancient Roman statues. Why?
Part of Herman Melville’s personal library (heavily annotated) is going up for auction.
“Just as many different technologies overlap in today’s world, printing did not immediately eclipse all other forms of book art in the 15th century; it was a much more complex relationship.” Read more.
Learn about 19th century silk quilts.
Finally, two videos I haven’t got around to watching, but they sound interesting. 🙂