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The Library History Round Table of the ALA facilitates communication among scholars and students of library history & supports research of library history. ala.org/rt/lhrt Chicago, IL Joined February 2019-
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This day in literary history: 7/12/1580- The Ostrog Bible, the first complete printed edition in a Slavic language, is published in what is now Ostroh, Ukraine.
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This day in literary history: 7/12/1562- Bishop Diego de Landa burned the sacred idols and books of the Maya, destroying valuable insight into Mayan religion and civilization.
we are making a change in the schedule and will instead discuss the film, Us & the Night directed by Audrey Lam on April 24th at 7:00pm (Eastern Time). Advanced registration is required: ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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ICYMI 3/5/2024: Honoring the Women of the Sibley Music Library lhrt.news/2024/03/05/hon…
How cool is this? lhrt.news/2025/03/19/wom…
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Check out this gorgeous "modern" map of Spain, published by Jodocus Hondius about 1610! The map is surrounded by plans, city views, and characters in the dress of the day. Take a closer look here: loc.gov/resource/gdcwd…
ICYMI: The US federal gov announced cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ALA has created a FAQ sheet about the impact on library services. Many thanks to Dr. Kathleen McCook for assembling the resources below: lhrt.news/2025/03/19/res…
The first LHRT Reads title will be "The Book at War" by Andrew Pettegree! The discussion will be April 10th. Registration to come :)
We are pleased to announce the selections for the upcoming year of the LHRT Reads, the Library History Roundtable’s media discussion club. We chose these titles based on your suggestions and are excited to read them along with you! For more info: lhrt.news/lhrt-reads/
We invite scholars, librarians, historians, and researchers from various disciplines to present their research at the 2025 LHRT Research Forum: lhrt.news/2025/02/13/req…
Hello all! Our YouTube channel is now live. You can join us here: youtube.com/channel/UCOS6t…
Thanks to all who joined us for LHRT Reads in 2024! We enjoyed our discussions and are excited to program next year’s selections. What works would you like to explore? We’d love to hear from you and welcome your suggestions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Hi everyone! Apologies for the long hiatus. I, your friendly neighborhood LHRT Social Media coordinator, am still out on parental leave until the end of the month, but I wanted to wish everyone a great new year of reading and learning more about library history with us!
ICYMI (June 18, 2024): Perceptions of Recordkeeping in Visual Media: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim lhrt.news/wp-content/upl… #ala #internationalgamesmonth
The Bentley Rare Book Museum, which was Georgia's first rare book museum and the state's third largest museum-grade rare book collection, has opened their most recent exhibit, A Library of Libraries, which is free and open to the public M-F, 10AM-4PM: soar.kennesaw.edu/bitstream/hand…
ICYMI (October 27, 2023): A Brief History of Banned Books in America [Smithsonian Magazine Podcast] lhrt.news/2023/10/27/a-b… #bannedbooksweek2024
ICYMI (May 16, 2024): Book Challenges: Past and Present lhrt.news/wp-content/upl… #bannedbooksweek2024
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