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Donald Trump wants to raise $2 BILLION for a presidential library near Mar-a-Lago

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Donald Trump has told friends he wants to raise $2 billion for his presidential library and museum in Florida – and has put one of his closest aides in charge of the effort. He told a former Trump fundraiser of the astonishing demand, four times that of the $500 million Barack Obama has been raising … Read more

Oxford University college defies calls to remove statue of slave owner from its library

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Oxford University college defies calls to remove statue of slave owner Christopher Codrington from its library after agreeing to change room’s name The Barbados governor bequeathed £10,000 to All Souls College upon his death A marble statue of Codrington has stood in the library since the 18th century The graduate college has reviewed its links … Read more

Two AI robots working in a Chinese library ‘bicker’ in the lobby

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Row-bots: Two androids ‘bicker like a couple’ at a Chinese library as they are ‘annoyed by each other’s temper’ Talking robots Tutu and Wangbao are high-tech guides at a library in China Funny footage appears to show them arguing at work in the building’s lobby  One accused the other of having a bad temper, igniting … Read more

The strangest books ever written revealed in The Madman’s Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching

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Author Edward Brooke-Hitching spent nearly a decade searching for the weirdest books in the world – and his investigations have paid off in spellbinding style. He has bound together a cornucopia of curiosities in a fascinating tome called The Madman’s Library, published by Simon & Schuster, which reveals the strangest books and manuscripts ever written, … Read more

Man in charge of Cambridge University Library when two of Charles Darwin’s notepads were ‘stolen’

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This is the librarian in charge of Cambridge University Library when two priceless notebooks belonging to scientist Charles Darwin went missing 20 years ago. Peter Fox was head of the library when the books, worth ‘many millions’, went missing on his watch in November 2000. When their absence was discovered in January 2001, it was … Read more

British Library apologises to Ted Hughes’ widow for naming the late poet in a dossier on slavery

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The British Library has apologised to Ted Hughes’s widow and family for naming him in a dossier on slavery and colonial links.   The former Poet Laureate, who came from humble origins in Yorkshire, was found to be a descendant of Nicholas Ferrar who was involved in the slave trade some 300 years before Hughes was … Read more

British Library adds Poet Laureate Ted Hughes to a dossier linking him to slavery and colonialism 

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The celebrated poet Ted Hughes has been added to a dossier linking him to slavery and colonialism by the British Library. The former Poet Laureate, who came from humble origins in Yorkshire, was found to be a descendant of Nicholas Ferrar who was involved in the slave trade some 300 years before Hughes was born. … Read more

Giant tampon is to go show at the British Library as part of a pro-women’s rights exhibition 

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Giant glittery tampon is to go show at the British Library as part of a pro-women’s rights exhibition The giant tampon was created by artist Sam Dawood for some charity workshops It will feature in exhibition on the fight for women’s rights at the British Library A first edition of Jane Austen’s debut novel, Sense … Read more

Kim Kardashian West thanks the US Library of Congress on her 40th birthday

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian West thanked the United States Library of Congress on her 40th birthday on Wednesday for finally recognizing the Armenian Genocide that left 1.5M dead. The Calabasas socialite – whose late father Robert was second-generation Armenian-American – was relieved the LOC amended their terminology of the catalog entry … Read more

Man returns Thomas the Tank Engine book to library fifty YEARS late but dodges potential £8,000 fee

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Man returns Thomas the Tank Engine book to a library almost fifty YEARS late after taking it out as a child – but dodges a potential £8,000 late fee The man returned the book to the library after borrowing it as a child in 1972 Posted it to Basingstoke Discovery Centre with an apology note … Read more