Our first speaker is Ellen Rubin, also known as the “Pop-Up Lady.” She will give a talk on Wednesday, November 10, at 12:00 p.m. in the National Museum of American History’s Carmichael Auditorium. Her lecture is titled, “A History of Pop-up and Movable Books: 700 Years of Paper Engineering.”
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The Libraries staff has (almost) completely moved into our new swing space. A few stray binders, a shelf or two of books, and other miscellaneous pieces aside, we are officially done.
A very special Libraries staffer, Amy Levin, retired in September. Amy had been with the Smithsonian Libraries since 1975.
The DC Water Authority is currently fixing a main water line on Constitution Avenue, which has caused a closing of the road. You can still get into the National Museum of Natural History on that side of the building if you can finagle your way around the construction.
If you see any filled-to-the-brim book carts and blue bins stuffed full of materials in the hallways of the National Museum of Natural History, you’re probably looking at the Smithsonian more »
The Libraries is witnessing exponential growth to its Twitter feed! Almost overnight, we went from a little over a thousand followers to 2,175 (check out the cool chart below). Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with the Libraries, and we do read and respond to your messages. Want to join in on the fun?
Readers of all ages can delight in the wonderful arrangement of pop-ups, a few of which are featured in the Libraries’ exhibition, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn.