“Everything Equine” at Keeneland Library in Lexington Kentucky
- by Susan Halas
Public area in Keeneland Library with equine ephemera on display.
Links and additional information
Reach Becky Ryder, Director of the Keeneland Library at:
breeder@keeneland.com (859) 250-4761
Links to the Keeneland Library a little bit buried on the track’s web site
www.keeneland.com/discover/about-library
www.keeneland.com/discover/collections
www.keeneland.com/discover/online-catalog
www.keeneland.com/discover/visit
Preservation
Ryder mentioned that in honor of Preservation Week (April 27- May 3) the ALA has set up a special page that features links of interest to those want to know how to clean, restore, care for vintage and antiquarian items. The main page features a tool kit, webinars and lots of handy tips and tricks. It is a permanent page and will stay up beyond the week long special event.
www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/preswk
Blue Jacket Books
Reach Lawrence Hammar, the Ohio dealer who acquired 103 boxes of horse related material at the recent Keeneland Library sale, at: Blue Jacket Books, Xenia, Ohio
info@bluejacketbooks.com (937) 376-3522 www.bluejacketbooks.com
Link to the Kikkuli Text one of the oldest manuals on horse training in ltd. edition reprint
Recent feature story about Keeneland Library in the Lexington Herald-Leader
www.kentucky.com/2014/03/24/3158762/the-library-of-horse-sense.html
Susan Halas may be reached at wailukusue@gmail.com