Library dedicated to George Washington gets USD 10mn gift

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 23:42

Philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving USD 10 million to George Washington`s Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia to build a library for the first US president`s books and papers.

Library book returned 55 years late!

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 13:45

A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library - 55 years late.

NY library book returned 55 years late, with $100

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 16:51

A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library, 55 years late.

`Saint Dracula 3D` screenplay enters Oscar library

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 18:12

The screenplay of ‘Saint Dracula 3D’, a project by Indian director Rupesh Paul, has found a place in the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Rare historical books deck up Rashtrapathi bhavan library

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 13:20

A peep into history is at the centre of Rashtrapati Bhavan`s initiative to refurbish its library with rare books to find a place on its racks.

US Shooting: School library clerk saved 18 kids

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 12:39

A brave worker at the Connecticut school rescued 18 kids from the gunman by hiding them in a library supply closet, as Adam Lanza went shooting.

SAARC Conference for Library Professionals inaugurated

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 22:02

A two-day SAARC conference for Library and Information Professionals was inaugurated Saturday at Birla Institute of Management Technology here.

Traditional libraries preserve book experience in Internet era

Last Updated: Monday, October 29, 2012, 15:06

Traditional libraries confronted with dwindling patronage and shrinking budgets continue to find their relevance following the `survival of the fittest` theory, believe librarians at leading libraries.

Bihar government to open gym, library in jails

Last Updated: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 14:42

The Bihar government has decided to set up a gymnasium and a library in all its jails to promote physical and mental health of prisoners.

Pak High Commissioner visits Khuda Baksh Library

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 20:02

Pakistan High Commissioner in India Salman Bashir paid a visit to the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library and went through several rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts stored there.

180-year-old fungus collected by Darwin found in Cambridge library

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 13:34

Fungi and seaweed collected by Charles Darwin on his Beagle Voyage 180 years ago has been discovered, wrapped in newspaper in a Cambridge University library.

US court stays case against Google digital library plan

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 10:34

The stay by a 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals judge in New York came after the Authors Guild, which sued Google seven years ago over the company's plans to create the world's largest digital books library, consented to the suspension.