A late 19th century library supply catalog provides a glimpse into how libraries might have dealt with space issues over a century ago Alexia MacClain It seems as if libraries have always had the ...
As personal libraries grew in the 19th and 20th centuries, so did bookplates. A way of establishing ownership, the little pasted pieces of paper pressed on inside covers evolved into miniature works ...
Like most bookworms, Ann Duprey keeps a pile of books she intends to read at some point. Even her husband jokes about it, saying, " 'You’ll never read these all in your lifetime.' " But the retired ...