The Michigan Daily3d
Hatcher Graduate Library displays private-press books from Bill Heidrich’s collection
Since Jan. 13 the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Graduate Library has displayed illustrated books from the collection of Bill Heidrich.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy
To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collection—and the foundational art ...
Family Destinations Guide2d
West Virginians Are Flocking To This Enormous Thrift Store That’s Almost Too Good To Be True
Tucked away in Morgantown sits a bargain hunter’s paradise that has West Virginians setting their GPS and filling up their ...
Creative Bloq on MSN2d
The new Folio Society book designs just dropped and I can't stop looking at them
The Folio Society has been making exquisite book cover art and illustrations for nearly 80 years now. And with its new Spring ...
The county line is officially gone with a new primary ballot design for New Jersey, but advocates may sue again
Progressive advocates say New Jersey's new ballot design still has issues reminiscent of the county line. New Jersey has a new primary ballot design now that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed it into law — ...
CNN6d
Schumer postpones book tour due to ‘security concerns’ amid anger from Democrats over government funding fight
This week, the Democratic leader was scheduled to appear in Baltimore, Washington, DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco, to discuss his new book, “Antisemitism in ...
FOX 5 Atlanta25d
Georgia bill seeks penalties for librarians over restricted books
Georgia Senate Democrats oppose the bill, calling it an attempt at censorship and a move toward book banning. ATLANTA - A new bill at the Georgia State Capitol could make school librarians ...
The Connecticut Mirror16d
Committee OKs bill that would limit contracts with e-book publishers
The Planning and Development Committee approved a bill Friday that would forbid Connecticut libraries from entering in contracts with e-book publishers that limit libraries’ ability to control ...
The Boston Globe12d
R.I. bill aims to protect librarians amid rise in book bans
“This is a bill ... of books “as a whole” and not just “selective passages.” Rhode Island Library Association President Beatrice Pulliam said Rhode Island is the only state in New ...
The Providence Journal10d
'Parental rights' or 'book banning zealots'? RI bill opens up culture war over school libraries.
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a "Freedom to Read" bill that would protect books on race, gender, and identity from being banned in schools and libraries. Proponents of the bill argue that ...
NPR13d
On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
She freed slaves. They're just so opposing," she says. During the first Trump administration, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in 2019 that a new design for the $20 bill would not occur ...
Argus Leader12d
Senate changes bill from removing librarians' defenses to creating book appeal policies
Sen. David Wheeler, R-Huron, brought the amendment for House Bill 1239 and said it got to the “heart” of the issue so people can get questions answered about books without threatening prosecution.