May 2012
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May 31st
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May 31st
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May 31st
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May 30th
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May 30th
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May 30th
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May 30th
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RIP Doc Watson. Listen to the great folk musician... →
May 30th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 26th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 19th
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WatchWatch
Oscar Wilde was released from Reading Gaol Prison on May 19, 1897, the following year he completed his last work The Ballad of Reading Gaol. The above video (at the 56 second mark) features the curator of the Library’s centennial exhibition highlighting a personalized copy of the book, with an inscription from Wilde to Major Nelson, the warden of Reading Gaol. 
May 18th
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May 17th
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Van Cliburn Talks Fame, Audiences and Self-Doubt... →
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 15th
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“What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.”
– Alfred Hitchcock (via penamerican)
May 15th
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“The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You...”
– James Fenton (James Fenton will be appearing at the Library this Thursday to be interviewed by Robyn Creswell, fellow Cullman Center Fellow and Poetry Editor of The Paris Review. It will be a magical night for poetry!)
May 15th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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It's 2pm. Have you voted for Jefferson Market... →
Exciting news! If Jefferson Market can increase the number of votes it receives this week during the Partners in Preservation contest, the library could receive $60,000K! Vote Today! Vote Tomorrow! Vote EVERY DAY through May 21!
May 9th
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May 9th
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May 8th
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Maurice Sendak, We Thank You
For your contributions to literature, we thank you.  For your contributions to art, we thank you.  For your contributions to our childhood, we thank you.  RIP Mr. Sendak - The Library was honored to present you with the 2000 Library Lion award and you will forever be remembered as creator, world observer, poignant pontificator, and memory maker. We couldn’t pick our favorite quote from...
May 8th
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May 8th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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May 7th
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“I believe that it is only by sharing our stories that we truly become one...”
– The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger, recently reviewed in The New York Times. What’s even better than a quote? Nell is visiting the Library this Tuesday. You won’t want to miss this conversation!
May 6th
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May 6th
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