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After The “Miracle On The Hudson,” Captain “Sully” Sullenberger Had To Deal With A Lost Library Book

The story of the famous airplane landing has quite a postscript for book and library lovers.

Why 90s Screen Savers Were Full Of Flying Toasters And Endless Mazes

For IT Professionals Day, the history of the screen saver, which was originally just supposed to keep monitors from getting overworked but eventually took on a whimsical style of their own.

The Physiophone Turned Music Into Physical Sensations For Deaf People To Enjoy, And Dance To

The physiophone was a Hugo Gernsback invention that turned sound into electrical impulses, so Deaf people could feel the music.

A Boycott Against Charles Boycott Gave Us The Word “Boycott”

Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century anytime people decide to deliberately take their business away from a group or a company.

Libraries In Portugal Are Preserving Old Books With Help From Bats

It’s National Library Week, so let’s pay a visit to a couple very unusual libraries in Portugal where some of those who help protect the books are bats.

The Pack Horse Librarians Brought Books To Readers In Remote Places

National Library Week is here, so it’s a good time to tell the story of librarians who traveled through eastern Kentucky during the Great Depression on horses and mules carrying books and magazines in saddlebags.

Somebody Wanted To Put The Library Of Congress In The Capitol Dome

Washington DC is home to monuments, memorials and the largest library in the world. Here's some of the history of the Library of Congress.

Video Games Are Now Medically Necessary

Video games are leveling up: the FDA has just approved a video game-based treatment for ADHD.

A Big-Time Librarian Kept “Goodnight Moon” Off The Shelves For 25 Years

Despite being one of the most iconic children’s books of its time, the New York Public Library didn’t have a copy of “Goodnight Moon” for decades, because an influential librarian didn’t like it.

Got Warrant Over Library Books

Some places are really strict about due dates.

Returned Library Book

The library's just wild about Harry.