"The Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) latest museum exhibit, 'Tablet to Tablet: Treasured Pages from Past to Present,' showcases more than 26,000 pages from rare books on gems, minerals, and natural science dating back to the 15th century."

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"David J. Bromer (far left) and Anne C. Bromer join Bromer Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts Stanley Ellis Cushing in the announcement of a $2 million gift to endow the Anne C. and David J. Bromer Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Boston Athenaeum."

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"A full-size, complete first edition of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" has been sold for $7.9 million at auction in New York to a private American collector, Christie's said."

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"An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the longtime British leader."

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"67-year-old owner of six-decade-old outlet decides to down shutters in 2 months as there's no male heir to run show"

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"A digital edition of Afro-Americana, 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia will be introduced in late Spring 2012 by Readex, a division of NewsBank."

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"Strange as it might sound, the dead bird and accompanying year-long Dickens program at the Free Library probably provide the perfect means for the American culture vulture to celebrate not only Dickens’s 200th birthday on Feb. 7, but also the little-known yet astonishing impact of Grip on American letters and popular culture to this day."

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"A first edition of John James Audubon’s book 'The Birds of America' certainly costs more than the average nest egg. The last time another copy of this rare volume was sold in 2010, bids soared to $11.5 million – making it the world’s most expensive book."

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"His collection includes such items as a handmade book of gruesome crime-scene photographs collected by a Los Angeles detective in 1920s, a 1940s edition of Edgar Allan Poe poems that was annotated with notes and drawings by its owner Frida Kahlo and Jack Kerouac’s original galley copy of 'Big Sur.'"

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"The Minneapolis Athenaeum, a nonprofit that collects and houses rare books and manuscripts, lent the museum about 40 prints for 'Upon Native Waters: The Photographs of Edward Curtis.' It’s the first time the Athenaeum has allowed any museum to display the organization’s artwork."

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