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Investigators Track Nazis' Looted Books

A million plundered volumes are still on German library shelves

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel Oct 25, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A handful of determined librarians are trying to reunite books stolen by the Nazis with their owners or their families, Der Spiegel reports. Experts believe at least a million such books are still on the shelves of libraries across Germany. Many carry a 'J' inscribed by Nazi-era librarians to indicate they were seized from the collections of Jews sent to extermination camps. More »

More about:  Germany • book • Nazi • libraries • Nazis • library

GOP Plays
Down Book-Ban Controversy

Party says Palin's censorship questions were hypothetical

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 12, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s inquiries into book-banning were hypothetical and entirely appropriate, a McCain campaign spokesman said today, trying to clamp down on the growing online controversy. As mayor of Wasilla, Palin on three occasions asked the head of the library if she’d have a problem with banning books. The librarian said she would, and Palin soon fired her, saying she didn’t feel she had her “full support.” More »

More about:  Sarah Palin • book • censorship • Wasilla • libraries

George W. Bush Library Finds a Home in Texas

SMU will host presidential library, think-tank

Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News Feb 23, 08 5:46 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush's presidential library will be built at Southern Methodist University, the Dallas Morning News reports. The First Lady's alma mater has had its eyes on that prize since just after Bush took office. "It took us 71 days to find a football coach, so we don't like to rush into things," joked SMU's president. SMU hopes to start building next year. More »

$500M Bush Library Deal Expected Today

Southern Methodist University trustees voting on controversial project

Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News Feb 22, 08 2:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Southern Methodist University's trustees are expected to vote today to bring George W. Bush's presidential library to the Texas institution, reports the Dallas Morning News .  The agreement will be "a great day for SMU," said the university's president. But the road to a final agreement at Laura Bush's alma mater hasn't been a smooth one. More »

Western Towns Rebuild Library Jeffs Destroyed

Books disappeared under reign of jailed Utah polygamist

Deseret News (Salt Lake) Deseret News (Salt Lake) Jan 21, 08 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Two tiny towns on the Utah-Arizona border are pushing to restock the shelves of their library, reports the Deseret Morning News, in a first step toward healing rifts caused by imprisoned polygamist Warren Jeffs. With Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., firmly in the grip of the Mormon splinter group's leader, the library simply disappeared one day. More »

More about:  Utah • polygamy • Colorado • Mormon • Mormonism • Warren Jeffs • libraries

Survey: Minneapolis the Most Literate US City

Researchers looked at 69 major metropolitan areas

LiveScience LiveScience Dec 29, 07 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - New York may be the US city with the most literary pretensions, but the nation's most literate city it's not, a new survey finds. Minneapolis takes the honors as most literate large metropolitan area in a Central Connecticut State University survey reported in LiveScience. The nine runners-up are, in order: Seattle, St. Paul, Denver, Washington, DC, St. Louis, San Francisco, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Boston. More »

More about:  Internet • publishing • Minneapolis • libraries • literacy

Mold Ravages Da Vinci Codex

Damage wrought for lack of restoration funding

Times (UK) Times (UK) Dec 22, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - An onslaught of red, black, and purple mold has turned the Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of writings and drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci, into a "precious sick patient," the Times of London reports. The mold, discovered by an American scholar, is attacking 12,000 codex sheets at a Milan library for lack of restoration funds. More »

More about:  Italy • libraries • Milan • restoration • Leonardo da Vinci • mold

Best Places to Educate Children

Forbes Forbes Dec 20, 07 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Wondering where’s the best place to educate your children? Compiling scores from various criteria--strength of the public school system, options for private schools, library popularity, the abundance of higher-learning institutions—Forbes magazine made a list of the best educational environments. Here’s the top ten: Washington, DC-Arlington, VA Madison, WI Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA More »

More about:  list • children • education • public schools • libraries • private schools

French Library Loosens Morals, Unveils Erotica

Bibliothèque Nationale showcases 2 centuries of porn for first time

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 4, 07 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Turns out the auguste Bibliothèque Nationale has one of the world's biggest official collections of pornographic books and prints, and today it's going on view—to those over 16—for the first time in 170 years. The erotic works, which have been hidden away in a section called l'enfer , or Hell, include works by respected authors like Voltaire and Apollinaire alongside pulp fiction and graphic depictions of sex. More »

More about:  France • pornography • libraries • erotica

Reagan Library Missing 80,000 Artifacts

Mementos and gifts
said to be stolen by insiders

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Nov 8, 07 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - As many as 80,000 artifacts that are supposed to be in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California are missing or unaccounted for, the Los Angeles Times reports. A "near universal" meltdown in security procedures apparently allowed employees to pilfer mementos from T-shirts and buttons to valuable gifts from foreign leaders, an audit has found. At least one archivist was fired for theft. More »

More about:  theft • libraries • presidential library

Net to House World's Top Library

UN unveils plan for 'intellectual cathedral'

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 18, 07 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the World Digital Library works out as planned, it’ll make Alexandria look like a Buck-a-Book. The UN project hopes to collect primary sources from around the world in every medium, digitize them, and offer them online, free, in seven languages. “What they are doing is building an intellectual cathedral, and it may never get finished,” one tech forecaster said. More »

More about:  Internet • Google • libraries • Library of Congress

Has Wiki Replaced the College Library?

Not quite: Undergrads still turn to more
traditional sources

Ars Technica Ars Technica Aug 25, 07 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Contrary to expectations, college students are not rushing online for answers to research assignments. A new survey shows only 3% of undergraduates with research tasks went to Wikipedia first and only 13% tried search engines. The largest number, 40%,  turned to course materials first and 23% sought out the library. More »

More about:  college • research • student • university • college student • Wikipedia • libraries

What CEOs Read Before They Lead

Business leaders find refuge and resource in luxury book collections

New York Times New York Times Jul 22, 07 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scanning the personal libraries of CEOs, tech gurus and venture geniuses reveals not only what they read but how they think, the Times reports. The well-heeled have taken to housing their exorbitant collections in luxurious, custom-built, private spaces. And if you read between the lines, the literature tends to reflect the collector. More »

More about:  book • business • literature • Steve Jobs • CEO • reading • libraries • Galileo • Michael Milken • Queen Elizabeth I

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