June 1st, 2010 by Matthew Collins
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The Ignacio Catalog now displays the status “New Book Areas” for all the new material displayed in Gleeson Library!
There are three New Book Areas to browse.
The first New Book Areas is located just west of the main entrance between the Circulation and Reference desks. 
The second highlights new art books, and is located on the far side of the Reference desk near the entrance to our Government Documents Room.
The third New Book Area is located in the study lounge just beyond the Thacher Gallery.
May 31st, 2010 by Larry T. Nix
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The Library Journal of January 1, 1921 reported on the planting of a memorial tree at the Library of Congress on December 7, 1920 to honor four Library of Congress employees who lost their lives in World War I. The ceremony was presided over by Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam. There were 89 Library of Congress male employees out of a total of 215 that enlisted during the war. The memorial tree still survives on the grounds of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. The photographs above are from takomabibelot's Flickr photostream. There have, of course, been other library employees who have lost their lives in war while away from their library jobs during wartime. I am aware that both the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library have acknowledged such sacrifices of their employees during World War II. I am interested in finding more information about war memorials for library employees.
