"The works currently on display include one of the first copies of the of the U.S. Bill of Rights and a third edition of the Magna Carta, said David Baum, a WT humanities professor who will arrange the Remnant Trust exhibits and teach courses on the works."

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"Powell’s has operated as an independent bookseller in Portland since 1971, with four general bookstores and one specialty store. The flagship store occupies an entire city block."

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"Penn State faculty research about Ernest Hemingway spanning nearly six decades has resulted in both the first scholarly work published about the author and, this fall, the series debut of his only remaining unpublished work -- his letters."

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"The University of Delaware Library has announced that Timothy Murray, head of Special Collections Department, was inducted as a fellow of the Society of American Archivists..."

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"The South Carolina State Museum and the University of South Carolina have acquired a major collection of historic telescopes and astronomy books, documents and equipment."

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"This year marks the 400th anniversary of the King James translation. Assembled by 54 scholars from existing English Bible translations, it's not just a landmark in Judeo-Christian theology, it's a landmark in the English language's development."

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"For a librarian, Yeri Nurita spends a lot of her time killing bookworms. But don’t worry if you always have your nose stuck in a book, Yeri’s not gunning for you."

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"That faint glow on Lake Washington's eastern shore isn't a backyard barbecue gone bad — it's the organizers of the 2011 Northwest Bookfest working late to put the finishing touches on their event, set for the weekend of Oct. 1 and 2."

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"Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave. at 36th Street, New York; (212) 685-0008, http://www.themorgan.org. Adult admission $15; children 13-16 and seniors, $10; children 12 and younger free with parent. Closed Mondays."

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"Among treasures in the unusually fine collection are a complete set of 19 first editions of Henry Abbot’s privately printed birch books, Oswald Crawfurd’s personal, annotated copy of 'The Compleatest Angling Booke,' and a first edition (1653) of Izaak Walton’s 'The Compleat Angler.'

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"More than 500,000 birth and death records from 1865 to 1912 are now available for research on the University of Cincinnati website."

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"'In the walls of this room there were 9,000 drawers,' Chelminski said. 'And in those drawers were 10 million cards.'"

"This was in the New York Public Library's catalog room."

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