Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang An outside view of the Valentine Richmond History Center in Richmond, Virginia. February is typically known for Valentine’s Day, a day when we celebrate love. However, February also celebrates Black History Month, where we dedicate remembrance and appreciation for Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang If you are a fan of art and Asian culture, there is a museum that combines the two! Built over a century ago, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) is home to one of North America’s largest Read more
Written By: Genevieve Hammang Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Adina Vega High winds and fire in the Los Angeles Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Credit: Ethan Swope, AP Photo. In January of 2025, the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County dominated much of the US news cycle. Starting Read more
Written by: Genevieve Hammang Edited by: Michelle Sosa and Adina Vega From Balthasar Bekker’s The World Bewitch’d, 1695. How you feel about witchcraft has a lot to do with how you grow up. In most of the United States, “witch” is a word that comes up mostly in stories, around Read more
Written by: Michelle Sosa Edited by: Genevieve Hammang and Adina Vega The Heavy Manners Library on Alvarado Blvd in Los Angeles. What would you do if a DIY book project of yours transformed into an overwhelming amount of book donations–large enough to create a library? Well, this is exactly what Read more
Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang Clyfford Still standing in front of one of his unnamed pieces. The Italian painter Cennino Cennini once said in his 1430 Craftsman’s Handbook that “mystery is the art of eliciting unseen things hidden in the shadow of natural ones, Read more
Written by: Michelle Sosa Edited by: Genevieve Hammang The interior of the TFRBL. If you are a fan of both Margaret Atwood and accessible special collections, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (TFRBL) is the perfect place for you. Located in Canada as part of Toronto University, TFRBL contains all of Read more
Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang Bicycle Heaven Museum was established in 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Are you a bicycle fanatic? Do you enjoy bicycle memorabilia? Are you curious about the history and future of bicycles? If so, hop on and pedal to Bicycle Heaven, the Read more
Written by: Genevieve Hammang Edited by: Michelle Sosa Cages cost Money! One of Dr. Seuss’ many anti-fascist political cartoons, from UCSD’s “Dr. Seuss Went to War” Digital Collection. Housed on the second floor of the Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), the Dr. Seuss Collection is Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang I recently wrapped up my internship with Western Michigan University (WMU), which began this past Spring semester. As stated by the title, the internship provided me with the opportunity to work with raw data from a university collection. I Read more
Written By: Adina VegaEdited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang The Museum of Democracy is located at The Roosevelt School in Long Island University. The 26th Amendment, Section 1 of the Constitution, states, “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to Read more
Written by: Genevieve HammangEdited by: Adina Vega and Michelle Sosa Marvel Comics’ The Tomb of Dracula #1 was published in April 1972 with cover art by Neal Adams Lardas: Where do you think the vampire trend is going?Melton: When this present vampire wave took off in the early nineties, we Read more
Written By: Laura Dowell Edited By: Adina Vega A view of the University of Rhode Island‘s campus. This was my first time at a library conference, and it did not disappoint! The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2024 annual conference was held on the University of Rhode Island campus and provided Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang Image of the main library branch in downtown Long Beach, California Located in sunny Southern California, the Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) system provides twelve library branches to the residents of the city of Long Beach and surrounding areas. Read more
Written By: Genevieve Hammang Edited By: Adina Vega and Michelle Sosa The ArQuives office in Toronto, Ontario Queer history has often been considered dangerous by people in power. Consequently, archiving that history has also been a dangerous project. A famous example of suppression of queer knowledge and history in the Read more
Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) Library of Congress brings literature to people with disabilities. For those who cannot read traditional print because of a visual, physical, or reading disability, getting access to literature Read more
Written By: Tori Robertson Edited By: Adina Vega and Genevieve Hammang A picture of me standing in the Library of Congress doorway In the fall of 2023, my first semester at San Jose State University’s iSchool program, I got an email from the school’s director about applications being accepted for Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang Edited By: Adina Vega Image of the San Diego Convention Center This year, ALA hosted its annual conference in San Diego, CA, where librarians from all over the nation gather to share their ideas, promote new services, discover new publications, and more. The Read more
Written By: Adina Vega Edited By: Michelle Sosa and Genevieve Hammang My Library Is… is a virtual campaign promoting the Illinois Library System. Libraries, regardless of their size, profoundly impact lives and communities. Each library, librarian, and aspiring librarian has a unique story. These stories are not just narratives but Read more
Written By: Michelle Sosa Edited By: Adina Vega Have you ever found yourself wanting to be in two places at once? If so, this library is the perfect place for you! The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is extremely unique due to its location right in the middle of Read more
Written By: Adina Vega and Rosine Bingol Edited By: Michelle Sosa A view of the outside of Ålesund Library Norway, with its stunning fjords and rich Viking history, is a haven for history buffs and nature lovers. Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Scandinavian town of Ålesund, Ålesund Bibliotek Read more