The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts.
Category: Libraries and Librarians
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Will Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Survive Without Her?
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The Most Beautiful Home Libraries T Magazine Has Covered
From Connecticut to Cairo, reading spots that will seem like paradise to book- and design-lovers alike.
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Solange Knowles, Librarian: Expanding a Saint Heron Passion Project
The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)
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Newly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work
A pair of organ works that scholars believe were written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were premiered in Leipzig this week and added to the composer’s official catalog.
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Bruce Springsteen Among Honorees at New York Public Library Gala
Literary stars and cultural luminaries turned out for the New York Public Library’s annual benefit.
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‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
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Library180, a Magazine Nirvana in Manhattan’s Financial District
A trove of periodicals is available for anyone to peruse at Library180, a project by two printheads who met as interns at a fashion magazine.
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Watchdog Finds Trump Administration Broke Law by Withholding Library Funds
It is the second time the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has found the administration illegally impounded funds.
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Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
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My Miserable Week in the ‘Happiest Country on Earth’
For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?
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Pop Songs, ‘Hamilton’ and Windows 95 Chime Join National Registry
The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.