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New on http://wdl.org : a 1907 letter from Otto Ringling (of the Ringling Bros.) and more on the American #circus. http://bit.ly/SXpoTd
Church of the Dormition and Church of Saint Afanasii in Russia, snapped on a mid-summer's evening in 2001. http://bit.ly/TYdHxz #PhotoFriday
Did you know that, in the Edo Period in Japan, making rice cakes in December was a tradition for rich families? http://bit.ly/12o48dr
"A View in Jamaica": an early 19th century watercolor depicting a plantation house shaded by trees. http://bit.ly/UGYkoI
Published in first era of printing in Malta, this 1647 book was made to instill pride in the island's literate classes. http://bit.ly/Z0LjPF
This watercolor shows military personnel of the Women’s Army Corps in New Guinea in 1944, during World War II. http://bit.ly/W6IVRP
From around 200 BCE, this Greek text on papyrus has 7 lines of writing from the first chorus of "Orestes" by Euripides. http://bit.ly/UgmgQL
The national anthem of France (Marseillaise) was written in one night. One of the oldest recordings (c. 1898) is here: http://bit.ly/VxzZmb
Here is the November 1960 inaugural address by Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first indigenous governor-general of Nigeria. http://bit.ly/UzwjBJ
#OnThisDay in 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state of the United States. http://bit.ly/SMcDea #MapMonday
Like crime #fiction? Interested in #Urdu? You might enjoy this detective novel by famous Bengali writer, Panchkori Dey. http://bit.ly/VZLy7W
Only surviving manuscript that contains (except for 2 missing leaves) complete text of Babylonian Talmud, http://bit.ly/12cL5mk . #Hanukkah
James Billington, head of @librarycongress, acknowledges WDL partners during closing remarks at #booksummit.
Karen Keninger of @librarycongress Natl Library Svc for the Blind discusses Daisy Consortium and ePub format. #BookSummit
Nan Talese at #booksummit: people need to read more foreign literature and be more aware of what is happening globally.
From 1877, American poet Walt Whitman and butterfly, a recurring motif in his #books. http://bit.ly/11RjI1Y #PhotoFriday pic.twitter.com/arbTBdPL
James Shapiro: "The ambition of books is shrinking." #booksummit
James Shapiro: "What does it mean to be an author in the culture of free?" #booksummit
James Shapiro, Shakespearean Scholar at Columbia: "I've spent my adult life in libraries." #booksummit
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Next @ 11:15a ET @librarycongress #booksummit panel on "Copyright & the Book" WATCH LIVE: http://ow.ly/fUhUz
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