Tag: libraries

• October 22, 2020

  Smuggling Timbuktu’s Libraries: Preservation and Protecting Manuscripts Against Human Threats

  Today I’m sharing a short paper I wrote for my preservation class on Timbuktu’s libraries. It’s basically presented here in its original state except for some images that I’ve added. For the class we were instructed to research a library disaster and the response to that disaster in an international setting. After some initial research, […]
• August 6, 2020

  Why Do Libraries Get Rid of Books?

  There is always a lot of controversy when public libraries (or really any libraries) get rid of books. In 2015, the Berkeley Public Library chief resigned due to controversy over weeding books. This was due largely to his behavior and attitude around removing thousands of books, but there are many stories about community members being […]
• July 8, 2020

  5 Bucket List Libraries to Dream About Visiting

  One of the worst parts of the pandemic for me has been the limitation on travel and even travel planning. I apparently spend a lot of time researching and planning travel, even for short trips, and all that has been put on hold. My husband and I are really privileged that being cooped up in […]
• April 7, 2016

  The Library of Congress or the Best Thing in Washington D.C.

  I apologize (again) for being MIA last week. My fiance and I were in Washington D.C. visiting one of my best friends, and blog posts sort of took a back seat. If I’d been better prepared, I would have scheduled them, but I’m not that good. Since we spent the better part of five days […]