The New York Times – Music:
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.
Category: Libraries and Librarians
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Wax Cylinders Hold Audio From a Century Ago. The Library Is Listening.
The New York Times – Music:
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
The New York Times – Music:
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 New York Times – Fashion & Style:
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.
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Lizzo Plays New Notes on James Madison’s Crystal Flute from 1813
The New York Times – Music:
A classically trained flutist, the singer, rapper and songwriter spent more than three hours admiring the flute collection at the Library of Congress. Madison’s instrument was made for the second inauguration by a Parisian craftsman.
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Read Your Way Through Helsinki
The New York Times – Travel:
Pajtim Statovci shares his love of Finnish literature and the books that helped him, a child of immigrants, to find his voice and grow from reader to award-winning writer.
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Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts
The New York Times – Music:
The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.
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Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts
The New York Times – Music:
The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
The New York Times – Film:
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country.