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Books That Shaped America at The Library Congress
Go now, and visit the list at the Books That Shaped America project at The Library of Congress. The exhibition opens June 25 on the 2nd floor of the Jefferson building. The list celebrates books by...
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A Tale of True Horror: School Lunch
Ugh, what is this? School lunch. Photo: Aim High Blog. It’s Halloween season, and nothing is more scary than offerings on school lunch plates around the country. Boo. Our society’s shift from real...
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Things That Make Me Happy: Historypin
Combine Google “Places I’ve Visited” with history geeks and what do you get? Historypin. A user attaches historic photos to the globe according to where the content took place. On a brief search this...
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A Squeal of Delight at the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Miniature Dresses
I attended the American Institute for Conservation’s Annual Meeting in Indianapolis at the end of May. The opening reception was on a steamy night at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). While the...
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Museum Monday: Museum-Hater
Do we say “museums are not for everyone” and leave it at that? Or should we have meetings this Monday morning to figure out how our institutions can address visitors with the same opinion as James...
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National Maritime Grants Available
Deadline September 23, 2014 SS Columbia. Washington Rural Heritage. Maritime museums can get a real boost this year from $1.7 million available through the Maritime Heritage Program. The total grant...
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Five Projects You Can Fund with a NEH Preservation Assistance Grant
Six months. That’s the amount of time you have to think about what a National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant (PAG) can do for your institution. Designed for small to...
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Book: The Public Library by Robert Dawson
Last night I read The Public Library, A Photographic Essay by Robert Dawson. I didn’t borrow it from my public library, which is the Carnegie-built Webster branch of the New York Public Library. It’s...
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Survey for Collection Managers and Registrars about Developing a Preventive...
As collection managers and registrars, we are charged with a wide array of responsibilities in administrating the balance between preservation and access for collections. Preventive conservation has...
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