http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog Collections and commentary from The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Megan Meyer of Indiana Public Media visited the Lilly Library earlier this fall for an interview with Joel Silver and Becky Cape (among others). Her interview, The Lilly Library: Anything But Hands Off, was broadcast on WFIU on September 15, 2009 and rebroadcast more recently, but if you missed it, ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/240 Items related to the Lilly Library have popped up on a number of blogs in recent months. Here are three that may be of interest: Blog Squad The IU Libraries "Blog Squad" is a group of five students who blog about the IU Libraries. Each student is paired with a librarian who ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/239 As a part of IU Libraries' celebration of Archives and Special Collections Month, the Lilly Library will host a performance of selections from the Starr Sheet Music Collection and Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music. Last year's presentation showcased Presidential Campaign songs; this year's theme (as the title states) is ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/237 The new furniture for the Lilly Library Reading Room arrived last week, so now the room is not only beautifully renovated but also well–appointed! As always, the Reading Room of the Lilly Library is open to anyone wishing to use the library's resources, and the staff are available to answer questions ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/226 October is Archives and Special Collections Month! This year's event is entitled Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Documenting the Great Depression, and not only is the Lilly Library hosting an exhibition and a musical performance this month – please visit the event website for details – but there are ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/223 The Lilly Library actively collaborates throughout the year with other cultural heritage institutions in the exchange of materials for exhibition purposes. Current loans include materials from the Delany manuscript collection, included in the exhibition Mrs. Delany and Her Circle (September 24, 2009 – January 2, 2010) on display at the ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/215 I recently had the pleasure of attending my first Miniature Book Society Conclave, which was held August 28–31 in Princeton, NJ. The annual meeting, held in a different location each year, includes workshops, tours, auctions, a book swap meet, and the announcement of the annual traveling exhibition book competition winners. The ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/193 The Lilly Library is pleased to debut another excellent online exhibition developed in 2008 by former graduate student employee, Denise Griggs: Fore-Edge Paintings in the Lilly Library. This exhibition features paintings created along the fore-edge of pages in a book, an art form that first became popular in the late 18th ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/208 The bulk of the renovation of the Lilly Library Reading Room has been completed! We're all happy to be out of the lovely but tight quarters of the Elisabeth Ball Room (which served as a temporary reading room over the summer) and into the sunlit and roomy "new" space. The ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/192 One of the many services the Lilly Library provides for researchers is that of "digitization on demand." A recent successful and much appreciated example of this service was the digitization of the "Testamentaria," a manuscript from the Lilly Philippine mss. II Collection. Requested by Prof. Ted Bergman, Assistant Professor of ... http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/blog/archives/180