"When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Syracuse University alum William Safire died in 2009, he left behind more than a legacy of New York Times columns and books about language. He left stacks upon stacks of personal papers, most of which have yet to be catalogued. This summer, that job will begin at Syracuse University's E.S. Bird Library."

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"Competitors like Barnes & Noble don't keep him awake at night. Internet book sales, either. And eReaders?"

"If anything, eReaders are creating a greater interest in reading, and that bodes well for locally owned and independent booksellers like A Casperson Books, at 113 N. Third St., downtown Niles."

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"Thomas Jefferson’s books, some including handwritten notes, have been found in the rare books collection at Washington University."

"The discovery of 69 new books owned by one of the nation’s founding presidents are now being analyzed by national historians."

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"A German Lexicon dated 1893-1898 and a first edition 1914 illustrated children’s book are among the antique tomes set out in the lobby of the Carmel Valley Library to lure patrons to the library’s Extraordinary Book Sale on Feb. 26."

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"Never before viewed by the public, stored behind lock and key in Stanford's deep archives, all 40 books, manuscripts and illustrations relate to this founding era of 18th-century American history. Several books are unique 'association copies,' books owned and signed by famous Americans."

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"In the Joutras Gallery, visitors can follow the remarkably diverse paths of the earliest plant explorers, including Theophrastus, Carolus Clusius, and Françios Andre Michaux. They’ll also learn about botanical discoveries that led to the development of a common plant language still spoken today while viewing some of the books that sparked the use of plants in modern medicine."

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"To celebrate its centennial anniversary, the Elizabethan Club — a literary society on campus — is co-sponsoring 'Life and Law in Early Modern England,' an exhibition on 16th and 17th century English law in the Paskus-Danziger Rare Book Room of the Lillian Goldman Law Library. The books in the exhibition track trends in English law that continue to the present day, said Michael Widener, the Yale Law School’s rare books librarian."

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"She typically charges $75 to $80 to repair a clothbound book. A leather-bound Bible may cost several hundred dollars to repair."

"In this age of e-books, people still want to preserve their old books, especially family books."

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"An exhibition of Persian manuscripts and rare books has opened at the Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) Saturday evening showcasing a collection of rare editions and manuscripts of the Quran and other religious books."

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"Scholar and minister Fan Qin had a dream - to build a great private library in China, and in 1561 he did just that. Today the Tianyi Pavilion library is the oldest private collection in Asia and a testament to the man who loved learning."

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"After twenty-three years in the Carlyle Hotel, and having persevered against warehouse-bookstore and e-reader odds, Ursus Books is moving to a landmark location: 699 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, between 62nd and 63rd Streets."

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"In addition to Mark Twain's letter, Hollander will bring several boxes of books to the San Francisco book fair this weekend. If he sells the letter for $48,000 he will have earned a handsome profit — he bought it for about $15,000 in 1996. But he said money is not his primary motivator for selling pieces of his collection."

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"Atlanta's Emory University will get a rare collection of 22 books valued at more than $1 million..."

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"The National Palace Museum in Taipei will launch an exhibition on the Qing Emperor Kangxi and the French King Louis XIV in October. The exhibition is part of a series of events to mark the centenary of the Republic of China on Taiwan."

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"The Library of Alexandria, intellectual center of the ancient world, stands like the elephant in the room surrounded by great drama during its development and destruction. Today a new library, called the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, built under the auspices of UNESCO and the Egyptian government, opened in 2002 on what is thought to be the site of its famous ancient predecessor."

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"Special Collections at the University of Arizona is hosting several events to showcase the expansive expertise of UA faculty members in the medieval studies discipline."

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"Opened in 2002, it was a severely vandalized and blighted building previously that was restored. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was home to the historic Broad Theatre. The store has full sound and lighting capabilities with a stage in the center."

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