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Every time a library opens it is an exciting thing!  Celebrate on the Bahrainians with me….
A new chapter!
Gulf Daily News - Manama, Bahrain
Highlights of the new Shaikh Isa National Library, Juffair:

initial collection of 70,000 books, which will eventually be increased to 250,000
four large reading halls with Bluetooth connection, he added
wireless Internet facilities and […]

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National Library Week is April 13-17.  This is a SPECIAL anniversary of the ‘week’ - the 50th anniversary!    There is an interesting philatelic history of it at LibraryHistoryBuff.org.
Visit the ALA (American Library Association) and your public library Websites for more information.
For the latest news on it visit Google News for this search on […]

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World Almanac’s Blog today said:
“I’m slightly embarrassed that I didn’t catch this earlier. ‘Sports Illustrated‘ has opened up their entire back catalogue, or “vault,” for free; more than 50 years of covers, articles, photos, and videos. The articles are available as searchable html or bundled up by the issue. The full issues, ad placement […]

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At the Smithsonian’s “National Museum of American History” it was interesting to see several children’s books on display in the Transportation collection among the trains, cars, motorcycles, etc.

The Octopus was in the train area. This book was written in 1901. It may be this book but I’m not sure. If you […]

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Last year my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Washington, D.C. I was simply amazed at the beauty of The Library of Congress. If you go to Washington and you haven’t seen it, by all means, go see it!
In the gift shop I ran across a book entitled, The […]

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