The Library Circulation Histories Workshop

The Library Circulation Histories Workshop (April 19-30, 2021) took place in virtual asynchronous form. Building on the success of the What Middletown Read project, it drew  together scholars from several countries to explore ways to make historic library circulation data more accessible and more analytically powerful. Over a growing number of projects have provided scholars and the public access to a rich body of evidence derived from handwritten library circulation records that capture the borrowing choices of thousands of library patrons. These projects document reading experiences in several countries, during various time periods, and through a range of institutions. The Workshop was organized by Jim Connolly (Middletown Studies/DSL); Doug Seefeldt (History/DSL), and Frank Felsenstein (English, Emeritus).