FDR books on Obama's nightstand

What is President-elect Obama reading? From the Chicago Tribune. The image is from an upcoming cover of Time Magazine.

WPA Posters

From the LA Times, a review of a new book on WPA posters. I have always enjoyed the vibrant and artistic talents of many WPA workers. This book I hope captures the essence of this great government program of the past. 

Medicine men

Two Boston poets use their art for the good of the tribe. 

From the Phoenix.

NE college says poetry professor stole MA program

New England College sues ex-employee over Poetry program.

Poetry changing lives in prison

This from a Tucson, AZ Television Station on the outreach efforts of Richard Shelton.

Lost & Found.... Gary Snyder

 My close friends Vince & Patty Wixon brought this story from the Reed Alumni Magazine to my attention. 

Reed has recovered a recording from 1956 of Gary Snyder. Thanks for the lead! 

Milwaukee library to host black baseball exhibit

From the Chicago Tribune.

Noteworthy Books 2008: 10 panelists, 10 books each

From the Kansas City Star 

Book Prizes Awarded With Nod to History

From the NY Times

Europe's new Digital Library

France is leading the way to in a new European Digital Library. Checkout what the media is saying about Europeana

UNC gets $1.1M for library science scholarships

Library School gets money for scholarships. 

Batgirl was a Librarian?

This was brought to my attention by my colleague Joanna Haney. Apparently a lost episode of Batman that never aired has Batgirl as a Librarian. Cool 

Does anyone have a million dollars lying around ?

From the front page of the NY Times.

Have a little poetry with your gum

From the Chicago Tribune

A collection of illuminated manuscripts by three gifted young brothers represents a high point in late-medieval painting.

From the LA Times

How many people can you fit in a library?

Major library shuts on Saturdays

These are disturbing trends that effect Libraries around the world.  From the BBC

Q & A with Anita Silvey

From Publishers Weekly

In an impoverished Tehran district, a hairdresser-turned-activist helps girls and women help themselves through books, health workshops and civic acti

From the LA Times.

A mother's bedtime story, told from inside prison

 From today's Oregonian. Reading to your children from prison

Acclaimed Colombian Institution Has 4,800 Books and 10 Legs

One of my favorite book stories of the year. From the NY Times.

A Champion of Literacy!

An Interesting Article about a literary champion from Ethiopia from the Rocky Mountain News.

Rare Shakespeare Texts Donated to Globe Theatre

A wonderful acquisition for the Globe Theater. 

Rare Volumes Left In Charity Bin

From the BBC:  It would be nice to find a set of books like these in our donation box.

Marianne Boruch: GRACE, FALLEN FROM

From the Blog: From One Poet's Notes comes this review of Marianne Borouch's latest poetic offering. For those of you who may not be familiar with her writing, she is a poet originally from Chicago, who teaches in the MFA program at Purdue University. She is a wonderful poet and person. 

Oregon Book Awards 2008

The Oregon Book Awards were held last night in Portland.  Unfortunately one of the Northwest's great poets Judith Barrington did not win... again.  In my opinion she has been passed over to many times. Her writing deserves to be recognized, and rewarded.  Congratulations to all of the finalists and the winners. You are just another reason why Oregon is such a great State!

A Conversation About Literature

Flair Symposium

The Flair Symposium at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas is happening later this week. I was planning on going myself, but had to cancel. It looks like a great opportunity for the literary world to interact with the library world. Wish I was going.

Still haven't found the library? That might not matter soon - News

Still haven't found the library? That might not matter soon - News

Special Collections and the Undergraduate Experience

I am very pleased to see this article about Library Special Collections and Undergraduate Curriculum!

The future of the physical book. From Sunday's LA Times

An interesting article from the LA Times from Sunday that looks into the nature of books in printed and electronic forms, and how they can co exist. Here is a link to the article

Welcome to A Society of Books

Hi All: 

Welcome to my new blog  A Society of Books. I hope we can present from all corners of the world a glimpse into the literary happenings of society. So, here we go....