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ATG Quirkies: Doctor Who and a Library in Mississippi
The largest Little Free Library in Mississippi is, of all things, a replica of the TARDIS, the time and space travel device used in Doctor Who." Dick Ford, the primary inspiration behind this unique library says "the TARDIS is "much bigger on the inside and full of...
ATG Quirky: Look smart for having a lot of books and saving money!
You can do both according to this post in the "Clever" section of the Architectural Digest website. And to help you in this quest, AD writer Sydney Wasserman provides 12 Clever-Approved Bookshelves that won't blow your budget. According to Mr. Wasserman "some styles...
ATG Job Bank 9/14/19 – Librarians
Dean of Library Services - University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA The University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library is seeking applications for Dean of Library Services. This position provides proactive leadership to advance an innovative and...
ATG Quirky: One Small Disc for Man, One Giant Library for Mankind!
This post by futurist and technology entrepreneur Nova Spivack recounts the "legend of the Lost Lunar Library" in which an Israeli space mission crash lands on the moon but still manages to deliver "at least 60,000 pages of the Lunar Library safely." And according to...
ATG Quirkies: A Copyright Loophole Results in a Public Domain Bonanza.
"Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain" The above post appears on vice.com and "reports on how millions of books are secretly in the public domain thanks to a copyright loophole - and how a new project seeks...
ATG Quirky: Inside the New York Public Library’s Last, Secret Apartments
It might surprise you to know that once there were "apartments on the top floors of New York City’s branch libraries." And more than that, a few still exist. But it makes sense when you realize that, as Sarah Laskow notes in this post in Atlas Obscura, many of...
ATG Quirky: Can You Guess These Classic Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?
In "Can You Guess These Classic Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?" Literary Hub's Emily Temple offers a challenge that few book lovers and librarians will be able to resist. Ms. Temple starts by explaining the vagaries of LC...
ATG Quirky: The Bokbåten: Sweden’s Book Boat
Sweden is one of the most literate nations in the world and according to this post in ATLAS Obscura the Bokbåten sets sail twice a year reinforcing its commitment to reading for everyone. Provided by the Stockholm Library Service "this floating library delivers...
ATG Quirky: Should books include credits like films?
Author David Barnett thinks they should and he explains why in this post in the Guardian. And he puts his money where his mouth is by agreeing to a request by his publisher Trapeze, an imprint of the Hachette company Orion, to included "full, movie-style credits" at...
ATG Job Bank 8/19/19 – Librarians
Chair, Collection Development and Management, Middle Tennessee State University The James E. Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) invites applicants for the position of Chair of Collection Development and Management (CDM) at the rank of...
ATG Quirky: Is it time to Update the Old ‘Alfa-Bravo-Charlie’ Spelling Alphabet?
It might be. At least according to this post by Dan Nosowitz in Atlas Obscura To help clarify: A spelling alphabet is "a set of words used to stand for the letters of an alphabet" when we're asked by banks, catalog companies, and others to do things like...
ATG Job Bank – Publishing 8/13/19
MANAGING EDITOR - JOURNALS - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Richardson, Texas "This position is part of a small group of staff and contractors dedicated to publishing SPE’s peer-reviewed journals. The group is an essential part of the larger Technical...
ATG Job Bank: Head of Collections & Resource Management — Coastal Carolina University — Conway (Myrtle Beach) SC
Kimbel Library at Coastal Carolina University welcomes applications for Head of Collections & Resource Management. Reporting to the University Librarian, this position will provide leadership and direction in the development, management, and maintenance of...
ATG Quirky: It’s time to move book clubs out of living rooms and into brewpubs
At least that's according to J. Ryan Stradal who wrote The Lager Queen of Minnesota because he "wanted to bum around the country and research contemporary beer." He also wanted to "continue to fight for the assertion that books and beer are a natural pair."...
ATG Job Bank – 8/5/19 – Librarians
System Campuses Librarian - University of South Carolina "... The System Campuses Librarian for the University of South Carolina serves as the cataloging and electronic resources librarian for the libraries of the seven other campuses of the USC System located around...