- Todd Peak, 38, the head of security at Florida State University's Strozier Library, has been charged with the theft of some 5,000 rare comics from the library's collections. Charges include grand theft of more than $100,000, fraud, dealing in stolen property, and sale of stolen property using the internet. So far, only about 2,800 of the stolen comics have been recovered.
- The British Library has announced a major new project to digitize manuscripts, rolls, and charters connected to medieval and Renaissance women.
- The Museum of the American Revolution has acquired a collection of some 200 documents relating to Black and Native American soldiers in the American Revolution.
- Joanna Colclough writes for the LC blog, "Belle de Costa Green: Library Director, Advocate, and Rare Books Expert."
- From Books and Borrowing, "Forgotten Best-Sellers: Mary Brunton's Self-Control (1811)."
- Cynthia Brokaw's Panizzi Lectures are now available for viewing.
- Adam Smyth's latest at TEXT! is "Grangerising: Exploding and Ballooning Books."
- There's a new Bite Sized Book History video up, "Magic Movable Pop-Up Books!"
- Another tranche of Copyright Historical Record Books are now available from the Library of Congress.
- New to me: "Digitization as a Teachable Feature, or 'How did those images get there?!'"
- On the JHI Blog podcast, Glauco Schettini interviews Hannah Marcus about her book Forbidden Knowledge: Medicine, Science, and Censorship in Early Modern Italy.
- From Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, "Roughing it in the Bush: The Politics of the Book in Early Canada."
- A really lovely and interesting digital font project based on the Exeter Book.
Upcoming Auctions
- The Connoisseur's Library Sale at Bonhams London on 15–16 February.
- Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Watercolours at Dominic Winter Auctioneers on 16 February.
- Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books at University Archives on 16 February.
- Books and Works on Paper at Forum Auctions on 17 February.
- Books and Manuscripts at Freeman's on 17 February.
- A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs at Sotheby's New York on 17 February.
- Fine Books & Autographs at Swann Galleries on 17 February.
