Mystery Woman on Postcards

Enlarged detail of postcard above. I came across three real photo postcards (2 shown above) showing an unknown woman in a library/study/offi...

Library Journal Envelope Circa 1880s

The American Library Journal (later the Library Journal ), the first professional library magazine, began publication in 1876. It was one o...

Wisconsin Library Memorabilia Exhibit

I have a large collection of Wisconsin library memorabilia that I exhibit under the auspices of the Wisconsin Library Heritage Center . The ...

The LHBB Celebrates its 4 Year Anniversary

Just over four years ago I made the decision to start a blog about library history. At the time I didn't know if I would be able to come...

Renovated St. Louis Central Library Set to Reopen

The Central Library of the St. Louis Public Library has been undergoing a $70 million restoration and modernization and is set to reopen in...

Rosenberg Day at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, TX

Andrew Carnegie's generosity to libraries often obscures the fact that there were many other early benefactors of libraries. One of thos...

The Library of Arts and Sciences of Salem, MA 1804

I've had in my collection of librariana for some time a receipt for the payment of an annual assessment for the Library of Arts and Scie...

A Postcard Tribute to Military Libraries on Veterans Day

For Veterans Day 2012 I've put together a collection of my World War II era military library postcards. Also see my 11-11-11 tribute , m...

Vintage Library Cards

I recently added a couple of new cards to my collection of vintage library cards . One is for the Pennsylvania Hospital Library dated Nov. ...