Library

Rare Archimedes text resurfaces in a French museum, researchers confirm

A page long thought missing from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been identified at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France. 

Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Inv. 73.7.52.
‘Princess Abigail and the Factory of Emotions’ (see Friday).

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 Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library.

Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library


Man burns books on Jewish history, including Anne Frank’s diary, in Jewish suburb of Cleveland

"Whoever perpetuated the idea that you can burn us out of Cleveland... deny our ideas or press us and frighten us, picked the wrong community," said local Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk.

 CUSTOMERS REVIEW the shelves at a Jerusalem bookstore.

"Library" is a term that sounds sleepy. Until you encounter the ones that will change your mind

In a world where functionality meets design, inspiring libraries are born. Here are a few of them.

Amitay Singer Studio, interior design - Adi Shaked

Hebrew University's centennial: Einstein's legacy and the guardian of a scientific icon

Einstein's letters, theories, and Jewish legacy will live on in the hills of Jerusalem at the Hebrew University.

 Professor Hanoch Gutfruend is a physics professor, former Hebrew University president, and Academic Head of the Einstein Archive. He showed The Jerusalem Post around the archives to mark 100 years of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Dürer’s ‘The Four Horsemen’ and ‘The Whore of Babylon’ on display in End of the World exhibit

An exhibition features nearly 300 pieces, including illuminated books from the Middle Ages, sculptures, and videos by contemporary artists.

 Unveiling the Apocalypse: Dürer’s ‘The Four Horsemen’ and ‘The Whore of Babylon’ on display in exhibition exploring the End of the World.

Teen novel about women vampires wins a top prize for Jewish children’s books

The awards were announced Monday by the Association of Jewish Libraries at the American Library Association’s  LibLearnX conference in Phoenix.

 CUSTOMERS REVIEW the shelves at a Jerusalem bookstore.

Texas school district removes Bible from libraries

During a recent school board meeting, parents expressed their outrage, calling the decision "absurd."

 Texas school district removes Bible from libraries. Illustration.

Pro-Palestine activists occupy NY Public Library to protest Gaza 'Scholasticide'

"We gather today in one of New York's most iconic libraries to remind the world that all libraries in Gaza have been destroyed," said one of the protesters.

 "Study-in for Gaza" protest at New York Public Library on December 21

National Library of Israel rolls out a bookmobile

The National Library of Israel's bookmobile, featuring pictures of Ir-Meow-hu the Library Cat, has been visiting evacuee centers throughout Israel.

 The National Library of Israel’s bookmobile.

No, New York libraries aren’t closing because of funding for Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists have previously tied society’s woes to Israel and targeted New York institutions with only tenuous connections to the Jewish state.

THE NEW YORK Public Library

Unveiling the new National Library of Israel's building

About a month after the postponement of the official opening date, most of the people who used to spend hours in the old building are going to National Library of Israel in its new building

 The National Library of Israel