Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Library of Celsus was a famous landmark in its time – and today. Myrsini Mamoli Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential ...

A museum guard picks up boxes holding ancient manuscripts, which were partially damaged by Islamist rebels, at the Ahmed Baba Institute, or Ahmed Baba Centre for Documentation and Research, in ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

In 1849, English explorer Austen Henry Layard discovered a series of clay tablets in the ruins of Nineveh. Once upon a time, Nineveh was a flourishing city and the capital of the mighty Assyrian ...

There were no yellow highlighters in ancient Assyria. But librarians of three millenniums ago still had to deal with inconsiderate patrons. Archaeologists have discovered cuneiform notices to any ...

Ancient Romans once valued literature and public reading, yet over time, access to books declined dramatically. This video ...

A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria. A 19th century illustration of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.Heritage Images/Getty Images The opening episode of ...

Walking along North Earl Street on our way to O’Connell, we came to the statue of James Joyce. He was leaning on his cane, head tilted, one foot crossed over the other as he stood gazing through his ...

(The Conversation) — Here in Atlanta, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has been part of my daily life for years. Parks and trails surrounding the center connect my neighborhood to the ...