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A new celebration of the life and work of Samuel Beckett will take place in rural and urban…
The British Library has acquired the literary archive of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe and will…
Educational Programs
Rare Book School has announced its summer 2026 course schedule of nearly 50 in-person and online courses.This year’s schedule includes nine new courses, and features online opportunities in addition to in-person courses in Charlottesville and partner institutions including new partnerships at…
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The National Trust is using part of its biggest ever cash donation of £10m to encourage visitors to its properties to settle down in its iconic libraries and read a book.Philanthropist Humphrey Battcock's pledge will be put towards the Trust's aim to significantly grow people’s access to nature and…
Auctions
Jack Kerouac's original scrolls for On the Road and The Dharma Bums are among a huge collection of pop culture items going under the hammer at four auctions at Christie's in March.The Jim Irsay Collection compiled over decades by the late philanthropist, music lover, and owner of the Indianapolis…
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A body of photo-realistic paintings by Gail Wegodsky focused on libraries portrayed as homes of  knowledge, reflection, and quiet contemplation opens at The Morris Museum of Art tomorrow.
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Transport for London (TfL) has announced a series of special events and publications to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Poems on the Underground project which has brought some of the world's finest poetry to millions of London Underground users since 1986.
Auctions
Foundational American documents from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries will be offered at Christie’s New York later this month in two sales marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We The People: America at 250 and The American…
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Sotheby’s is to offer the newly restituted Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, one of the most important illustrated Hebrew prayerbooks ever produced, next month.
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A new exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art celebrates the art of photography in picture books.
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Bonhams has announced a major sale dedicated to Oscar Wilde's life and works which will take place on February 18.It will feature the collection of noted Wilde collector, bibliophile, and former dealer in Oriental antiques Jeremy Mason who has been collecting Wilde memorabilia for the last 60 years…
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The Morgan Library & Museum's exhibition lineup for 2026 includes a display of late medieval European blockbooks, the history of ragtime, drawings from the collection of John Ashbery, the life and career of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the origins of Tarot, and the story of storytelling.