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Library opened by Mark Twain falls victim to cuts
A British library opened more than a century ago by one of America’s greatest writers is being closed because of austerity budget cuts.

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:27:38 -0700

How to make your Mac's Library folder visible
Dragging the Library folder to your favorites list in the Finder unhides it. Originally posted at How To

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:29:11 -0700

UK library acquires key early gospel for $14 million
LONDON (Reuters) - A seventh century gospel discovered in a saint's coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for nine million pounds ($14 million), the library said on Tuesday. The manuscript copy of the Gospel of St. John called the St. Cuthbert Gospel was produced in the northeast of England in the late 7th ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:20:24 -0700

Library’s new microfilm reader installed
The Pontiac Public Library has installed its new microfilm reader, but don’t look for some big, clunky machine — the new model is a sleek, tabletop operation.

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:14 -0700

UK library acquires key early gospel for nine million pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - A seventh century gospel discovered in a saint's coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully intact, has been acquired by the British Library for nine million pounds, the library said on Tuesday. The manuscript copy of the Gospel of St. John called the St. Cuthbert Gospel was produced in the northeast of England in the late 7th century and was ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:26:12 -0700