Libraries

Skin in the game: librarian Megan Rosenbloom goes on a hunt for a very esoteric category of rare books

Steven Beattie July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 International Literature, Libraries, Non-fiction

As a leader of the Anthropodermic Book Project, Rosenbloom has for years been ensconced in the realm of anthropodermic bibliopegy – in lay terms, the practice of binding books in human skin.

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Woman returns overdue library book sixty-three years later; TPL to begin phasing out overdue fines

Steven Beattie March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Libraries, Reading

A library branch in Queens found a book in the mail with a due date of July 10, 1957.

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Gwen Benaway, Kai Cheng Thom, and Casey Plett on free speech, trans rights, and the Toronto Public Library

Steven Beattie October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 CanLit, Libraries

Three trans writers speak about TPL’s decision to allow a controversial speaker to appear at a local branch tonight – a decision they argue will have negative repercussions for the trans community.

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