Untapped Cities

A Tour of Empty NYPL Stacks Leaves Unanswered Questions about the Central Library Plan

The following article is an op-ed by Susan Bernofsky, chair of the PEN translation committee, originally published on her blog Translationista. Yesterday I was invited to tour the stacks at the 42nd ...
The Baltimore Sun

Howard’s Evening in the Stacks returns to raise money for libraries

The Howard County Library System’s annual fundraising gala will return in February, sporting a cruise ship theme and aiming to bring more than 500 attendees to the East Columbia Branch. Evening in the ...
Untapped Cities

Fun Maps: 37 Miles of Library Stacks Under the NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

In three days, the New York Public Library is holding a public meeting to discuss the renovation of the main branch at Bryant Park at 42nd Street and the Mid-Manhattan Library. Last year, following ...
Inside Higher Ed

Stacks and Awe

There was a terrific post a little while ago on ACRLog (cross posted at Library Hat) by Bohyun Kim about what it is that appeals to us about being in the stacks of a library. She suspects that the ...