Rosenbach Museum sues Maurice Sendak’s estate for hogging the late author’s rare books
It was a sad day for lovers of children’s literature when Maurice Sendak died in 2012. Sendak left a massive collection behind, to be divided by his estate and the… Read more »
Giovanni’s Room—the nation’s oldest gay bookstore—could have been saved
Philadelphia’s beloved Giovanni’s Room has announced its closure later this month, but that comes as a surprise to the group that have been in talks to purchase the bookstore since… Read more »
Country’s oldest LGBT bookstore to close
Giovanni’s Room, the oldest LGBT bookstore in the US, announced last week that it will be shutting down in a few weeks, Angela Thomas writes for the Philadelphia Gay News.… Read more »
Proposed 2015 budget would restore Philadelphia library service
A new budget put forth by Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter could put the city’s libraries back on track for six-day service, Ian Chant reports for Library Journal. This comes after… Read more »
Melville House at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference
A little snow couldn’t damper the spirits of librarians and Melville House staff who attended the American Library Association Midwinter conference in Philadelphia last weekend. If you were there, you… Read more »
When Difficult Patrons Happen to Good Librarians
Roz Warren has worked as a librarian in a Philadelphia public library for more than 10 years. In a blog post for Metropolis called “The #@%& Joys of Library Work”… Read more »
Libraries join forces with local airports
Putting up with the miseries of air travel seems to be getting more and more difficult by the day, and one of the best ways to distract yourself from the… Read more »
Let’s recognize Isaac Asimov’s house
The Philadelphia Weekly has started a petition this week to get a historical marker placed at the onetime home of author Isaac Asimov. The author of classic science fiction works… Read more »