Seventeen library services across America have been awarded £292,000 to develop a programme aimed at increasing the awareness of library users within urban settings about the importance of physical and brain health.
The ‘Fit for Life’ initiative will provide free, balanced and trustworthy information on issues related to personal health, nutrition, health care provision and physical [...]
Archive for June, 2008
New York Public Library featured in Sex and the City movie!
Posted in Films, public libraries, tagged carrie bradshaw, movies, New York Public Libraries, public libraries, SATC, sex and the city on June 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Went to see SATC on Friday night and was delighted to see New York Public Library making a guest appearance in the movie!
I had no idea that they’d filmed scenes in the library or that there’d be a dialogue between two of the main characters discussing the pros and cons of borrowing books! I just love references [...]
Visit a bygone era with Los Angeles Public Library’s digital poster exhibition
Posted in Library 2.0, public libraries, tagged 1920s, 1930s, digital collection, digitisation, Los Angeles Public Library, travel posters on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Whilst trying to locate images for a poster session I’m involved in I came across this really cool exhibition of travel posters from the 1920s and 1930s.
If you’ve got a few minutes to spare have a quick browse through the collection; it captures superbly the ‘”golden age of travel posters’”!
Made me want to pack up my rucksack [...]
