Excited for Summer Reading

Detail of woodwork, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice

A Busman's Holiday in Venice

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Read More This Summer, No Extra Time Required

Dr. Carla Hayden speaks with Laurence Engel at Albertine Books

On the Firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden

Cover of John Lewis's book CARRY ON: REFLECTIONS FOR A NEW GENERATION

Good Trouble in Every Chapter

"A Ruby kindles in the vine", illustration for FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Adelaide Hanscom Leeson (c. 1905).

Special Collections Highlight: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Epic Poems for an Epic Month

Young Washington Irving

Overlooked Books: April Fool! Lies and Tricks from Irving, Poe, and Melville

Image of the engraving opening the January 1865 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The engraving is labeled New Year's Eve, and depicts scenes of women around a ballroom.

Special Collections Highlight: Godey’s Lady’s Book, Sarah Josepha Hale, and American Culture

Fricas

Forthcoming Books - Spring 2025

JWL Stack

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