Joni Mitchell to Be Honored With Gershwin Prize and Tribute Concert
The award from the Library of Congress comes amid a wave of recognition for the singer-songwriter, who performed in public last year for the first time since a 2015 health scare.
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Wax Cylinders Hold Audio From a Century Ago. The Library Is Listening.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquired a machine that transfers recordings from the fragile format. Then a batch of cylinders from a Met Opera librarian arrived.
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A Music Historian Takes a Top Job at the New York Public Library
Brent Reidy, the new director of Research Libraries, said he hoped to help democratize the 127-year-old library by reaching a younger generation.
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Serendipity, Timing and the Birth of a Horology Library
The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove.