I have some fun historical highlights this week, especially if you are into hairdressing, dogs, picture books, or beautiful libraries.

Check out how these hairstyles from Edo-period Japan are recreated!

Five hundred years after his death, controversies surrounding Leonardo da Vinci are so interesting.

It’s nice to hear of historically significant recordings being digitized before they deteriorate.

Have you heard of Bob the Railway Dog?

The Library of Congress has digitized dozens of children’s books published before 1924.

I hope someday I get a chance to visit the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.

Have a great weekend.

P.S. This week the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association shared my series of blog posts about library history picture books!