LHRT (Library History Round Table)

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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

Learn more about LHRT on the ALA website.

The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto: A Story of Moral Resistance [The Zekelman Holocaust Center]

  • 1.  The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto: A Story of Moral Resistance [The Zekelman Holocaust Center]

    Posted Jan 24, 2022 10:14 AM
    Many thanks to LHRTer Hermina Anghelescu for sending news of this special event to LHRT News & Notes blog!:

    The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto: A Story of Moral Resistance [The Zekelman Holocaust Center]

    "In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, author Dr. David E. Fishman will discuss the incredible story he wrote about in The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis, and the exhibit based on his book."  Find more details about this exciting Zoom event on the blog at https://lhrt.news/library-history-news/

    And, if you have not already, keep scrolling down the news feed to catch up on some more library history developments:

    --USA Today's podcast on the heroes of library integration in Jackson, MS.
    --EdSurge's podcast on the history of Google's attempt to create the world's largest electronic library
    --New publication on libraries and progressivism
    --The reactivation of The Library History Buff Blog by Larry Nix!
    --New York Public Library's intriguing Cabinet of Wonders

    Do you know of a recent news story related to library history?  If so, please let us know at the blog by emailing us at  lhrtnewsandnotes@gmail.com

    Best Wishes,
    Brett Spencer
    Editor, LHRT News & Notes






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    Brett Spencer
    Reference Librarian
    Thun Library, Penn State Berks
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