Earlier this year, the removal of thousands of books to make room for renovations at Melbourne’s City Library prompted an outcry. Removing the books was “an absolute act of vandalism,” librarian Alice Bluer told The Age. The City of Melbourne argued the space was needed for other in-demand uses, such as “community meetings, study and co-working”. The collection would […] … learn more→

In our modern society, we rarely consider books to be. However, certain books contain elements so hazardous that they require scrutiny before being placed on the shelves of public libraries, bookstores or even private homes. The Poisonous Book Project, a collaborative research project between Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the University of Delaware, is dedicated […] … learn more→