Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 2013
Photo by Tim Fuss, 2013. Some great photos taken by Tim Fuss at the Central Library for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, 2013. More photos here.
View ArticleAl-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
In 2014 the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County will host an international book exhibit, “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here.”, a project to memorialize much of the reading material that was...
View ArticleExpired Library Books
We see many torn, shredded damaged books here at Central. Some fall apart on their own and others get damaged accidentally. Photographer, Kerry Mansfield, who claims not to be a a big reader, has...
View ArticleDavid Stark: Paper, Insects and Mushrooms
Bergdorf Goodman is celebrating the latest book by David Stark, The Art of The Party. To celebrate they had David Stark Design Studio create these wonderful paper sculptures exclusively for the store....
View ArticleGolgotha: H.P. Lovecraft’s Skull in the Graphic Novel
Karl Slominski is an illustrator from Spencerport, NY, who now lives in New York City. He has illustrated Golgotha and and is working on a new graphic novel, Ashes. Lovecraft fans will want to read...
View ArticleBooks as Artistic, Historical, and Physical Objects
Listen here on Arts Friday, 1370 Connection, to Sally Snow, and Andrea Reithmayr talk to Announcer/Producer Mona Seghatoleslami at WXXI about books as physical, historical, and artistic objects. Click...
View ArticleMother Eagle: Sublime Embroidery in Miniature
Should you doubt your embroidery and stitching skills, Mother Eagle embroidery isn’t the place you should be looking at to make you feel better. A woman named Katie, a UK artist, is the person behind...
View Article19th Century Fashion: Jane, Dandies, Victoria, and Gibson Girls
This is a free program. Registration is strongly recommended. To register click on the image below. .
View ArticleNew Music Books, Books About Music on CD & ebooks
BOOKS BOOKS ON CD This book is also available as an ebook and audio book through Overdrive. Go our home page, and click on download ebooks to access our Overdrive holdings. Search for your title and...
View ArticleJoseph Wood Krutch : Herbal
The cover may not look so inviting but inside this book are lovely woodcut reproductions from the 16th century. I found this book in the Science stacks while examining some reference books for...
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