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TLA Session from DLRT: Digital Preservation of Disasters

TLA Session from DLRT: Digital Preservation of Disasters

Presenters:Amanda Focke, Fondren Library at Rice University Kasey Fannuchi, Denton Public Library This was one of the sessions that I organized during my tenure as chair of the Digital Libraries Round Table. In this presentation, two librarians shared their digital projects for recording life during disasters and other trying times such as the current pandemic and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. They…

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More from TLA 2021 Annual Conference

More from TLA 2021 Annual Conference

TLA 2021 Badge Some more notes from another session I attended live during the TLA annual conference last week. (more…)

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The Killer of the Princes in the Tower: A New Suspect Revealed

The Killer of the Princes in the Tower: A New Suspect Revealed

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher Pen & Sword books for providing an ARC in exchange for a review. Before I share my review, I should explain that British history can be confusing to those of us who live on the other side of the pond. I had some knowledge of the War of the Roses prior to reading this book, but I found it quite helpful to consult Wikipedia whenever I had a question about…

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Never Say Never by Justine Manzano

Never Say Never by Justine Manzano

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Disguised in human form, Aphrodite–the Greek goddess of love and beauty–Val is determined to be a matchmaker for her friend, Brynn Stark. Why? Because Aphrodite/Val knows that her human boyfriend, Adam, is the perfect match for Brynn, and she will do whatever it takes to keep them apart. As if Brynn’s…

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Early modern children's literature

Early modern children’s literature

What did children’s literature look like over two hundred years ago?

Children’s early modern readers were not meant to entertain as today’s picture books aim to do but to teach, as the illustrations from  The Royal Primeron the right shows. Children’s books in early modern times typically started with the alphabet and some vocabulary words broken down into syllables before moving on to the…

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Master of the Antiphonar of Padua; The Divine Comedy [Egerton 943] f. 117r: A Griffin pulling a triumphal chariot with the Three Graces, four Virtues and Luke and Paul. Italy (c. 1330-40) Illuminated Manuscript, 390 x 260 mm. http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6647