The Donald Angus Collection at the University of Hawaii-Manoa
by Laura Damon-Moore Last week I took advantage of my day off to walk through the Olbrich Botanical Gardens here in Madison. I brought my little travel paint set with me and spent some time sketching the daffodils and tulips found in this “living library.” I’m really drawn to botanical charts and illustrations, especially as...
Parlor Games
This is the seventh post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
Featuring: Provincetown Public Press
Exciting things are happening at the crossroads of self-publishing and libraries lately! We’re fascinated with the ways that libraries are working to help their communities create content, not just consume it– and how they’re collecting that content, too! This week, we chatted with Matt Clark, Director of Marketing and Program Development at Provincetown Public Library...
Featuring: Brooklyn Visual Heritage by Project CHART
by Laura Damon-Moore Brooklyn Visual Heritage is a new online resource developed by several cultural institutions working together to provide access to the city’s cultural history. This project is the result of three years of work funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Project CHART and is a collaborative effort of Pratt Institute’s School of...
Owen Jones: Relievo and Papier-mâché Bindings (Part 2)
This is the fifth post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
Out of the Archives: WPA Poster Collections
This post was originally published on February 12, 2012. I love posters. I imagine my project colleagues and many of you feel the same. But I don’t actually know a ton about the history of poster design as an art form. That’s why I was so pleased to find Posters for the People, a very...
Owen Jones’ ‘Book Beautiful’ (Part I)
This is the fifth post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
Sentiments and Rules
This is the fourth post in a series of features on historic book bindings, written for the Library as Incubator Project by Andrea Reithmayr, Special Collections Librarian and the Rare Book Conservator at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries. Unless otherwise noted, all bindings pictured are from the University of Rochester’s Dept. of Rare Books...
The Picture Collection at the NYPL
by Laura Damon-Moore If you’ve followed the Library as Incubator Project for a while, you know that we’re unabashed fans of the image holdings at the New York Public Library. Which is why it’s a real treat today to present this feature on the Picture Collection at the NYPL. A special thank you to Billy...
Exploring the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Since we have a big year-end post on the docket for Monday, I thought it’d be fun to share a fantastic source of inspiration in lieu of the traditional weekly Linkubator (don’t worry – a roundup of our favorite links will return next Sunday). The Biodiversity Heritage Library is our featured resource today, and boy,...
The Brooklyn Art Library | An Interview with the Head Librarian
We’re delighted to have Rebecca Rubenstein on board as a Feature Writer at large for the Library as Incubator Project! This interview was conducted with Chris Heuberger, Head Librarian of Brooklyn Art Library in November 2012. A portion of the discussion can be seen in Rebecca’s feature on the Sketchbook Project. Enjoy! ~Erinn . The Brooklyn Art...
The Sketchbook Project at Brooklyn Art Library
We’re delighted to have Rebecca Rubenstein on board as a Feature Writer at large for the Library as Incubator Project, especially because she is both a librarian and a visual artist! She lives and works in New York City, and we’re very happy to have her keen eye looking out for the best arts-incubating libraries...
