Linky links

The NY Times reports about the secret treasures of many NYC libraries.

In sadder library news, who really needs to steal a self-checkout computer?

And a librarian wrote Dear Abby to "plead" for patron ettiquette.

Here's an interesting article from the Christian Science Monitor about the Nomadic Museum.

Here's another review of Palindromes. And another one: the Seattle Times hates it.

An article about Stars.

The Sufjan Stevens Illinois album is for real. I heard a track.

Hey, you can also listen to the new Spoon, at Merge Records.

If you read through the new Matador Records news, you can listen to new stuff by Laura Cantrell, as well as New Pornographers. And there's a free M. Ward show in July at Castle Clinton. excitement, excitement.