"The 32nd Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, one of the oldest and most respected antiquarian book shows in the country, will take place November 14 through November 16, 2008, at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center."

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"The Panjāb Digital Library initiative of the Nānakshāhī Trust, while being the first such endeavour by a non-governmental organization to work without a grant, has so far digitized 8,50,000 folios of manuscripts, rare books, pictures, magazines and newspapers."

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"The deal, which settles a three-year-old lawsuit, allows Google to scan in and make available any out-of-print book that still has a valid copyright. It can offer subscriptions to universities to its database of such books, sell online access to individual tomes and eventually let consumers print books on demand."

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"Thanks to a one-of-a-kind donation, the foremost collection of hip-hop's birth -- a lodestone of primary materials -- is now housed at Cornell University's Rare Books and Manuscripts division. Hip-hop is a cultural movement that includes emceeing (popularly known as rapping), djaying, graffiti writing and breakdancing."

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"From next year academics at the University of Melbourne will be able to pick up the phone to order a new tome from the US or an out-of-print textbook, then walk over to the library to pick it up."

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"While Jackson said he expects some form of the printed book to always exist, especially in the children's book genre, he is not as optimistic for the future of the library. He noticed students studying printed textbooks in the Kent State Library, which he noted as an anomaly when compared to most universities he speaks at, where students seem to be more focused on the "technological aspect" of research."

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"In Regehr's case, she has a lot of friends - more than 100 books dealing with a wide variety of Native American history, culture and arts."

"They range from a 1937 volume of 'Three Little Indians' to a paperback version of the 1970 classic, 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.'"

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"Scotland’s leading independent courier company has pledged to work together with Oxfam to retrieve the last two volumes of a rare book collection."

"Eagle Couriers has offered its services to the charity in order to hunt for the books, which are part of a rare set of six civil war reference books from the 18th Century."

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"Starting this Friday at Chelsea’s Phillips de Pury & Company, located at 450 W. 15th St., Printed Matter will be hosting its third annual New York Art Book Fair: a bazaar of artists’ books, art books, magazines, zines, and art catalogues."

"During this three day fair, Printed Matter hopes to promote the widespread distribution and appreciation of the artists’ book—an artwork made specifically for book form consisting of images and/or words—not exactly one of those clunky coffee table companions."

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"THE Bishop of Wrexham was given a rare privilege this week when he was allowed to hold a copy of Wales' oldest printed book."

"Bishop Edwin Regan got his hands on Drych Cristianogawl (Christian Mirror), one of the cornerstone treasures of The National Library of Wales, "

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"“Olive Pierce: Forty Years of Photographs (1963-2003)” runs through Dec. 14 in the Mary Duke Biddle Rare Book Room of Duke University’s Perkins Library. "

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"Over eight days for the past 24 Novembers, downtown Miami becomes the center of the literary world when the Miami Book Fair International welcomes hundreds & thousands of people who attend readings and discussions featuring prize-winnning, best selling and emerging authors from the U.S. and around the world. "

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"'Objects of Wonder' displays items borrowed from 34 different departments and compilations housed at OSU. More than 700 items are on loan from collections such as the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection to lesser-known assortments from the Museum of Biological Diversity."

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"On November 19, 2008, noted Philadelphia businessman Jay T. Snider will auction his famed multi-million dollar collection relating to the City of Brotherly Love. To celebrate Mr. Snider's induction into the Chairman's Circle of the National Constitution Center, highlights of the collection will be previewed in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center on November 12 at a private event sponsored by Bloomsbury Auctions. "

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"We walk past the Fairmont and down two steep blocks of Mason Street to enter the Argonaut Book Shop, at 786 Sutter St. Based on their study of production notes from the film, Leventhal and Kraft are certain that this shop was the inspiration for the Argosy Book Shop in 'Vertigo,' where Scottie meets old Pop Leibel, proprietor, California history buff and explainer of Madeleine's family secrets."

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"STRATFORD -- It's not the economy. It's not the Internet or the big chains, either. It's just time for the story of the Whistle Stop Book Shop to end."

"It's a bit sad, as all endings tend to be -- especially in a story that's come to touch so many lives -- but it's not a tragic ending."

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"The fourth-floor of Founders Memorial Library houses the Rare Books and Special Collections department. Except for a couple of students each year, its treasure remains hidden."

"The cluttered room is home to about 10,000 single-issue comic books and graphic novels that are owned by the library."

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"Another indicator of the current economy: Local used-book dealers say people are turning out in droves to sell old books."

“'I’ve had people bringing in stacks of books for gas money,' said David Henderson of Azio Media, 225 Smith Ave. in Shallotte."

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"During the next several months one of Baum’s goals is to make sure the collection is being utilized. He’s setting up partnerships with educational institutions and doing outreach activities like giving talks for local groups, such as the Alexander Hamilton Society of Kentucky."

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"Emory University has purchased the papers of Marshall Frady, a journalist known for documenting the lives of prominent Southerners."

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"Concerned that his students weren't seeing some of the area's most interesting history, Jeffersonville High School teacher Ken Miller went to The Remnant Trust with an idea."

"Bring some of the trust's rare and valuable books to his classes, Miller proposed."

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"A fixture on the north end of the boulevard since 1968, Dawson’s is the oldest antiquarian book-seller in Southern California, specializing in books on California and Western Americana history and photography."

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"Robert and Michelle Wilhelm of Rhinecliff, N.Y., and their daughter Celeste Wilhelm, gave their collection of Greek and Roman history, language and literature, including new volumes and rare books from the 18th and 19th centuries, to the college late this summer. The books are now being catalogued and assessed by St. Michael’s Library Director John Payne, Associate Director Laura Crain and Archivist Elizabeth Scott."

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"Jim Lewin and his wife, Pam, owners of The York Emporium used book and curiosity shop, recently acquired the York Book and Paper Fair."

"They've made some additions to the biannual event, which is about 24 years old."

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