The Print Revolution Then and Now [University of London] "A one-day event consisting of panel discussions and presentations on various aspects of printing history and heritage in the 21st century...The day will be made available in-person, at Senate House Library, and online via Zoom. For online…

Oral History Collection about Changes in Librarianship The next free webinar hosted by ALA ACRL's EBSS Education Committee will occur at 12:30pm EST on Friday May 8. The webinar features UC Berkeley Social Sciences librarian Ann Glusker, who will discuss developing an oral history collection about…

ICYMI: A Librarian of the Neapolitan Republic: Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel lhrt.news/2025/03/27/a...

ICYMI: Marginalia written by poet Milton found in library book www.bbc.com/news/article...

ICYMI: Library-Inspired Poetry by Canada’s Poet Laureate Chimwemwe Undi maryloudriedger2.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/a...

‘A remarkable time capsule’: The enchanting history of Oxford University’s 750-year-old medieval library [Christian Kriticos, BBC]

What is National Library Workers Day? NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Read more at ala-apa.org/nlwd/

New Blog by Bernadette Lear–In Search of Pennsylvania Library History Please check out the new blog by the incredible library historian and LHRT member Bernadette Lear!: Her blog details her research project about the history of Pennsylvania's public libraries during the last half of the twentieth…

Call to Action–Writing Library Histories Colleagues: In the next 25 years hundreds of public and academic libraries will be celebrating their 150th anniversaries. I have chosen to do a history of the San Francisco Public Library for its 150th in 2029, a year in which four other major CA libraries…

Reminder and Update: ALA Library History Round Table (LHRT) Reads Event: Organizing Women: Home, Work, and the Institutional Infrastructure of Print in Twentieth Century America – April 28, 2026 Greetings! Please join us online for the ALA Library History Roundtable's (LHRT) media discussion…

Take Action for Libraries Day is held annually on Thursday of National Library Week, April 23 in 2026. We ask library advocates to Show Up for Our Libraries by telling Congress to protect federal support for libraries. Go to ala.org/showup for even more ways to take action for libraries

National Library Outreach Day (formerly National Bookmobile Day) celebrates library outreach and the dedicated library professionals who are meeting their patrons where they are! Read more at www.ala.org/conferencese...

Here’s Joy for National Library Week It is National Library Week in the United States with the theme of "Find Your Joy"! Here are some open access articles that will spark joy: the story of LIS student Gaby Stephenson and her work in supporting Ukrainian libraries. You will also find ways to…

Take action on Right to Read Day! Download the 2025 censorship data, take the advocacy quiz (uniteagainstbookbans.org/quiz) or join the Unite Against Book Bans campaign (uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/)!

The freedom to read is still being challenged: From January 2025 through March 2026, at least 40 bills would penalize libraries and library workers with lawsuits, fines, or even jail time for protecting people’s the right to read. Find out more at uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

Celebration Days During National Library Week! Monday, April 20: Right to Read Day Tuesday, April 21: National Library Workers Day Wednesday, April 22: National Library Outreach Day Thursday, April 23: Take Action for Libraries Day, a day to rally advocates to support libraries.

From The Conversation: "As a ‘book scientist’ I work with microscopes, imaging technologies and AI to preserve ancient texts" Read this interesting article at theconversation.com/as-a-book-sc...

“Why Printing History Matters in 2026” [Dr. Elizabeth Savage, American Printing History Association] lhrt.news/2026/03/04/w... Transcript: printinghistory.org/awards/eliza...

ICYMI: Inside the abandoned city of ancient libraries [Video by Olga Khrustaleva, BBC] lhrt.news/2026/03/04/i...

The Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) invites submissions for the Justin Winsor Library History Essay Award. This award is given annually and recognizes the best essay written in English on library history. For more information: lhrt.news/2026/04/06/c...

Tour the archives of the honor society of librarians at the University of Illinois Library! Free to everyone! preview.mailerlite.com/o2u4g2m1h6/2... #virtualarchives #virtuallibrary #librarytour #libraryhistory #libraryhistorians

Call For Papers: Humanities Methods in Librarianship For more information: cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/call-fo... Photo by Gül Işık on Pexels.com #libraryhistory #humanities #humanitiesmethods #libraryhistorians

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. National Library Week will be celebrated April 19-25 in 2026. Read more at www.ala.org/conferencese...

Canadian Library History Blog [Lorne Bruce] Enjoy the Canadian Library History Blog by Lorne Bruce, former head of the Archival and Special Collections at University of Guelph and author of several books on Canadian library history.

The Storied Past of American Libraries [Madeleine Schirber, U of Pennsylvania] Schirber writes about the "Kenneth E. Carpenter collection of library related materials. Carpenter, a librarian originally from Pennsylvania and an alumnus of Philadelphia’s Girard College, spent nearly 40 years working…

A Blog on Public History… Many of us as library enthusiasts may wish to check out the National Council on Public History site and blog: Lots of library-related conference news, CFPs, grant opportunities, and more!

These Are The 25 Oldest Libraries In The World [Agostina Di Vita, MSN] lhrt.news/2026/04/02/t...

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day! Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore. Brittany Allen lithub.com/today-is-the... #books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay

GNCRT Metadata & Cataloging Committee is pleased to host a virtual panel on April 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM CT focused on local cataloging practices for comics and graphic novels. To register, click on the link: ala-events.zoom.us/m...

I'm not sure why Bluesky and Wordpress don't play well together but it seems like any time I schedule posts for Bluesky, Wordpress gets mad and disconnects. Thank you for everyone staying up to date with us <3

Writing retreats ending in murder; waking up in another century; finding a dream job only to discover it could cost you your life--what books will appear on the fall @libraryreads.bsky.social lists? Find out during our 4/23 webinar! Register now: bit.ly/4e8sZhG

FYI! We are pushing back our first session by a week! Please share and encourage others to register today! bit.ly/3PESsFr

Greetings LHRT! Please join us online for the next ALA Library History Roundtable’s (LHRT) discussion group, LHRT Reads on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, at 7pm Eastern Time. Advanced registration is required at lhrt.news/lhrt-reads/ We look forward to seeing you there!

“Librarians Navigating Change” oral history collection newly released! LHRT is thrilled to announce the release of “Librarians Navigating Change”, an oral history project which has just gone live on the University of California’s eScholarship platform. Read more below: lhrt.news/2026/02/23/l...

ICYMI: The retired Indian factory worker who built a library of two million books [Imran Qureshi, BBC] www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Book Alert! Bibliotactics: Libraries and the Colonial Public in Vietnam [Cindy Anh Nguyen, U of California Press] Learn more: lhrt.news/2026/02/14/b...

Upcoming Webinar! Papyromania: Women, Books, and Scraps in the Long Eighteenth Century [UConn Humanities Institute, Department of English, UConn Library] Read the blog post and register: lhrt.news/2026/02/06/w...

ICYMI: www.globalatlanta.com/books-2025-h...

ICYMI, An Exciting Library History Book Project Looking for Readers… Hello Blog Readers, Here at the blog, we recently became aware of an exciting book project and asked the author for some comments to share with the library history community. lhrt.news/2026/02/03/a...

ICYMI, The Seven Ages of Librarianship... Fiat Lux, Fiat Latebra: A Celebration of Historical Library Functions (1999) By D. W. Krummel Read this classic essay of library history, which outlines The Seven Ages of Librarianship, at www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/4041

Hello all; I have fixed the automatic posting from the LHRT blog, so everything should be shared directly again! I'll work on scheduling the stuff you missed over the rest of this month. Thanks for your patience!

From the Gallery: the LHRT Virtual Librariana Museum lhrt.news/pomona-colle... Do you have any cool library stuff you want to share with LHRT? We'd love to see it! [email protected]

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ICYMI January 3rd, 2025: History of LHRT The American Library History Round Table: The First Quarter Century lhrt.news/2025/01/03/h...

7 Libraries Set Inside UNESCO World Heritage Sites | Condé Nast Traveler And don't forget to check out our compilation of virtual tours of historic libraries!:

Final Call for Nominations: LHRT Davis Article Award LHRT's Donald G. Davis Article Award Committee is making this final call for nominations for the 2026 Davis Award. All nominations, which must include a brief statement of recommendation and a digital copy of the article, should be e-mailed to…

Published Articles about International Federation of Library Associations Personalities Renowned library historian Peter Johan Lor, former Director of the State Library in Pretoria, first National Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of South Africa, and former Secretary…

Jeremy Dibbell on The Libraries of Early America: Bringing Historical Libraries to Life WHEN/WHERE: Fri, 01/09/2026 12:00 PM CT/1:00 PM ET. Zoom presentation free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. Would you like to attend? Click here to register. Excerpt from the Registration…

Caxton Club Journal Digitizing Back Issues A great resource for library and book history enthusiasts: The Caxton Club is digitizing back issues of its serial. For those who have not heard of this venerable group, "the Caxton Club brings together archivists, authors, binders, book artists,…