Thousands wait to pay respects to Sen. Kennedy at public viewing at JFK LibraryAugust 28th, 2009 Thousands wait in line at Kennedy public viewingBOSTON — Thousands of people are waiting in line to pay their respects at the public viewing for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The doors at the John F.
Motorcade carrying Kennedy's body prepares to leave Cape Cod for JFK Library in BostonAugust 27th, 2009 Kennedy motorcade prepares to leave Cape CodHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — The flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Sen.
Kennedy to lie in repose for 2 days in Boston ahead of burial at Arlington National CemeteryAugust 27th, 2009 Kennedy to lie in repose for 2 days in BostonHYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body will travel more than 70 miles from his Cape Cod home to Boston to lie in repose in a presidential library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers.
Michelle Obama joins predecessors as honorary chairwomen of the National First Ladies' LibraryAugust 3rd, 2009 Mrs. Obama agrees to chair first ladies' libraryWASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is becoming an honorary chairwoman of the National First Ladies' Library. She joins her predecessors, all of whom are serving as honorary chairwomen of the institution dedicated to the history of America's first ladies and their contributions to society.
Gates Foundation makes $6.5 million in grants for library computer hardwareJuly 16th, 2009 Gates Foundation offers $6.5 million for librariesSEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing $6.5 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states improve the quality of the free computer access they offer. The money announced Thursday will pay for computer hardware updates at some of the 800 library branches in Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Texas warehouse is current home to archives of George W. Bush's 2 presidential termsJuly 8th, 2009 Presidential records a time capsule of Bush yearsLEWISVILLE, Texas — Spread upon a table are a sampling of gifts to former President George W. Bush: a purse made of vines from the Thai queen, a Texas Rangers jersey autographed by pitcher Nolan Ryan and a framed mosaic of St.
Saddam gun may become centerpiece of George W Bush libraryJuly 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A gun found in former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's foxhole when he was seized by Delta Force special troops in 2003 could become the centerpiece of an exhibition at the George W Bush presidential library in Dallas, Texas. According The Telegraph, the 9mm Glock 18C, presented to then-president Bush by Delta Force agents after their triumphant arrest of the Iraqi dictator, has become one of Bush's most prized possessions.
British Library unites world's earliest known Bible digitally on the InternetJuly 6th, 2009 World's oldest Bible digitizedLONDON — The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited — digitally. The library says the early work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years.
Woman sentenced to 2½ years in prison for stealing Library of Congress workers' identitiesJuly 6th, 2009 Woman gets prison for Library of Congress ID theftWASHINGTON — A woman who worked with her cousin to steal the identities of 13 unsuspecting Library of Congress employees was sentenced Monday to two and a half years in prison. Labiska Gibbs admitted that in spring 2008 she asked her second cousin William Sinclair Jr., who worked in the library's human resource department, to get her the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of library workers from the payroll database.
US Library of Congress launches collection of Sikh historyJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Library of Congress has launched a Sikh Collection Initiative to bring together a wide range of literature and other research material on Sikh history at the prestigious institution. The initiative was launched last week with a two-day international conference on Sikhism at the Library in recognition of the significant place the Sikh-Americans have occupied among the immigrant communities in the US.
Texas appeals court rules George W. Bush won't have to be deposed in library disputeJune 13th, 2009 Appeals court says no to George W. Bush depositionDALLAS — A Texas appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that would have put former President George W.
Contrite Mass. library trustee returns book checked out in 1978 to Va., with a $25 checkMay 11th, 2009 Book returned to Virginia library, 31 years lateARLINGTON, Va. — Jimmy Carter was in the White House and Dick Cavett was on late night TV when Sarah McKee borrowed a book about American Indian leaders from a northern Virginia library.
Penguin to bring classics back to Delhi's first open air libraryMarch 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Classic literature is making a comeback to the capital through a unique open air library. Publishing major Penguin India is trying to revive interest in reading classics with a six-day open-air 'Penguin Classics Library' at the amphitheatre in the India Habitat Centre in the capital March 12-18.
Over 225 years of Spanish journalism now on the webMarch 8th, 2009 MADRID - Material from 2,000 newspapers published in Spain and Latin America from 1777 up to 2005, amounting to 4.3 million pages, can now be consulted on the Internet. It is available at the site of the Virtual Press History Library (Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Historica, in Spanish).
Schwarzenegger's 'Terminator' catch phrase added to US film archiveDecember 30th, 2008 LONDON - Hollywood actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous 'I'll be back' one-liner from 'The Terminator' has been added to the US National Film Registry. The phrase from the 1984 movie has got the nod from The Library of Congress, which announced Tuesday that it will be added to the list, reports contactmusic.com.
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