Colleen Theisen1d ago
New Newberry Library $4m Grant Will Expand Access to Indigenous Studies Collections #libraries #archives #specialcollections
https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/new-newberry-library-4m-grant-will-expand-access-indigenous-studies-collections
New Newberry Library $4m Grant Will Expand Access to Indigenous Studies Collections

The Newberry Library has received a $4m grant from the Mellon Foundation which will fund a five-year project aiming to transform how Indigenous histories are preserved, accessed, and represented, and strengthen collaboration with tribal nations.

Fine Books & Collections
Colleen TheisenDec 30
Collection dev/donor ethics case study about Derrida's papers in the new issue of Archivaria. #archives #specialcollections #donors #ethics
Armendariz, Anastasia & Kate Orazem. "Fevered Inheritances: Ethics of Care and Donor Power in Starchives." Archivaria, vol. 100, 2025, p. 126-157. Project MUSE, https://muse.jhu.edu/article/978334
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University of Groningen LibraryNov 27

Yesse en de sporen van een rijk verleden

https://video.edu.nl/w/trXEwr5mRU2UceXuaSACH7

Yesse en de sporen van een rijk verleden

PeerTube
Colleen TheisenNov 24

Please share widely! Friday, December 12th is the deadline for submitting presentation proposals for the 2026 RBMS (Rare Books and Manuscripts Section) Conference, "Advocacy," taking place in Milwaukee, WI, and online.

CFP: https://web.cvent.com/event/0F01042B-21DC-4900-BEEA-AAE7A23CB643/summary

#rbms26 #SpecialCollections #RareBooks #Archives

Show threadBurkely HermannNov 12
#Books can generally, unless #the library is a special library with #rarebooks or #specialcollections, be replaceable. https://popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2024/03/27/the-duty-of-a-librarian-destruction-knowledge-and-the-witches-crest-library-in-somali-and-the-forest-spirit/ (6/?)
The duty of a librarian?: Destruction, knowledge, and the Witches Crest Library in “Somali and the Forest Spirit”

Some time ago, I finished watching the 2020 fantasy anime, Somali and the Forest Spirit. I knew that there were at various librarians as characters, but I was blown away with how important librarie…

Pop Culture Library Review
Burkely HermannNov 12
My latest post on Pop Culture Library Review--> Kyotaro’s “sacred” library sanctuary, Anna Yamada’s “intrusion,” and the “sacredness” of #libraries
https://popculturelibraries.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/kyotaros-sacred-library-sanctuary-anna-yamadas-intrusion-and-the-sacredness-of-libraries/
#anime #manga #thedangersofmyheart #romcom #sliceoflife #wordpress #sanctuary #blogposts #2020s #eating #sacred #rarebooks #readordie #rodthetv #japan #patrons #libraryusers #specialcollections #myposts #candy #fobaziettarh #eating #libraryrules #rules #prettycure #romance #refuges #webarebears
Kyotaro’s “sacred” library sanctuary, Anna Yamada’s “intrusion,” and the “sacredness” of libraries

This past August I wrote a post examining the library themes and series within a slice-of-life romantic comedy named The Dangers in My Heart, noting it is based on a manga series illustrated and wr…

Pop Culture Library Review
Colleen TheisenNov 7
(Please repost!)
The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Conference CFP is live! https://web.cvent.com/event/0f01042b-21dc-4900-beea-aae7a23cb643/websitePage:d605e9ec-5db5-4270-8e21-859b379b5cba
Want to put together a panel? There is a planning document for for that!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jr5Sk-0r5CarphB55-Y0cDOEXdRDhbcj-LTcjWddkzI/edit?gid=0#gid=0
(#SpecialCollections)
Raymond DekkerOct 31

At the beginning of this year, I had the privilege of photographing Peter de Voogd, professor emeritus of English Literature, in his study in Utrecht. He was about to donate a large part of his collection of and about Laurence Sterne to the Special Collections of the Utrecht University Library.

My colleague Conny van Bezu interviewed him:

https://www.uu.nl/en/news/it-makes-me-happy-that-the-collection-can-be-used-for-a-wide-range-of-teaching-and-research

#UtrechtUniversity #Utrecht #UniversityLibrary #SpecialCollections #English #Literature #Research

Andreas Klein, PhDSep 22
just came back from the spectacular #faroe_islands 🇫🇴 a couple of days ago where I had the great pleasure of visiting #Landsbókasavnið - The National and #University #library
Here, 19 staff members do pretty much everything one could expect from a national library - and then some... Super impressive! I am especially grateful for the #specialcollections tour they gave me. It is always great to discuss #speccoll #librarianship with colleagues at other institutions.
https://landsbokasavnid.fo/?_l=en
Colleen TheisenSep 19
LA’s Oldest Gallery to Close, Donate Archive to Huntington Library #SpecialCollections
https://www.artforum.com/news/las-oldest-gallery-close-donate-archive-to-huntington-library-1234735429/
LA’s Oldest Gallery to Close, Donate Archive to Huntington Library

LA Louver, the gallery founded by Peter and Elizabeth Goulds in Los Angeles in 1975 and the longest-running operation of its kind in the city, will close this fall.

Artforum