Tag: history

  • Textiles on Our Minds

    I was just noodling around, looking for new developments in sustainability and textiles, and stumbled upon this site: Innovation in Textiles: Events Calendar There are four major conferences on textiles in just the next two weeks. That’s a good indicator that textiles continue to be important in the world economy. From the ancient silk road…

  • Celebrating More Old Threads

    Hi, all! Just wanted to send New York’s Textile Month out with a bang. Today at lunch time we’re having the second session of our Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Register, stop by, come and write something that will get used by millions!   Our cheerful library workers will set you up and help you with any questions…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, everyone! For a summer time treat, we offer this oldie but goodie, National Geographic. It is published monthly in Washington D.C. We have a complete run of this in the open stacks on the 6th floor. It’s fascinating to see how the title has changed since the National Geographic Society began the printed edition…