Tompkins County Public Library

Friday, July 6, 2012

Library to Showcase Exhibits During Gallery Night

The Tompkins County Public Library will offer community members after-hours access to three thoughtfully-curated exhibits during Downtown Ithaca’s Gallery Night July 6 from 5 to 8 p.m..

The Library will showcase its most recent exhibits “Politics in Print:  Treasures from the Walker Library of the History of Imagination,” “Visual Culture at IHS” and “Good Books, Bad Covers.”

“Politics in Print. . .” includes one of only two-known anastatic copies of the Declaration of Independence and many other fascinating artifacts from Cornell University graduate and Priceline.com Founder Jay Walker’s personal collection.  The exhibit is being presented in partnership with Cornell University Library’s Alumni Reunion exhibit “Collecting Imagination:  Treasures from the Walker Library of the History of Imagination.”

Gallery Night participants will also have an opportunity to view a small collection of pamphlets about the art of anastatic printing, also on-loan from the Walker Library.  The pamphlets will be available for viewing at 6 and 7 p.m.

Community members and library patrons will recognize “Visual Culture at IHS,” as TCPL and Ithaca High School’s annual partnership to bring outstanding works by Ithaca High School students to the community.  This multi-media exhibit showcases personal portraits and perspectives on the environment, friends, lives and imaginations of a diverse group of talented young artists.  “Visual Culture at HIS” is on display through July 10.

Also on display during Gallery Night, “Good Books, Bad Covers,” celebrates local attorney James Baker’s fascinating collection of vintage paperbacks with an exhibit of books from his collection coupled with their modern counterparts.

In conjunction with “Good Books, Bad Covers,” Readers Services Librarian Sarah Glogowski will offer a July 19 presentation of her popular, instructive talk “How to Judge a Book by Its Cover” at 6 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.

Access to the Library during Gallery Night will be through the BorgWarner Community Room Door adjacent to the Gimme! Coffee’s Green Street location and just behind the TCAT bus shelter.

For more information about Library exhibits, contact Sally Grubb at sgrubb@gmail.com or visit http://tcpl.org/events-exhibits/exhibits-overview.php.


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