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Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
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Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.

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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂 Author of THE LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, and, of course, the iconic DRACULA. 🧛
Read the 1899 public-domain edition here ⤵️
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Front cover of an 1899 edition of Dracula, by Bram Stoker.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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🎉 At our 1 trillion-page celebration, Senator @ScottWiener.bsky.social honored the Internet Archive with a California Senate Certificate of Recognition for the Archive's “remarkable innovation and leadership.”

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Brewster Kahle (left) with California State Senator Scott Wiener (right), October 22, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Microfiche in the digital age 📄💻

Visitors at the Physical Archive tour last month saw how microfiche is preserved digitally.

You can, too! Watch the #livestream, 7:30 AM–Midnight PT, scanning & preserving public records in real time — all to mellow #lofi vibes.

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Maeve Iwasaki demonstrates microfiche digitization. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🎉 Celebrating Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web & recipient of the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award.

Learn about Sir Tim's work & legacy:
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Brewster Kahle presents Tim Berners-Lee with the Internet Archive Hero Award.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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5️⃣ 🌐 1 trillion pages saved, a city that celebrates knowledge, & a shared mission to build & preserve a digital library for all, today & tomorrow.

Full story on our blog ⤵️
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A large group of people stand on the steps of San Francisco City Hall holding colorful signs celebrating the Internet Archive’s milestone of archiving one trillion web pages. Signs include messages such as “Free the Bits,” “Libraries Tell the Truth,” and “Happy Internet Archive Day!” The ornate gold detailing of City Hall is visible behind them.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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4️⃣ 🏛️ Earlier, supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included Supervisor Connie Chan, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, & 2024 Internet Archive artist-in-residence Swilk.
Three smiling people stand in front of San Francisco City Hall holding handmade signs celebrating the Internet Archive. Their signs read “IA ♥ SF,” “I ♥ Libraries,” and “♥ You Internet Archive.” Other participants and photographers are visible on the steps behind them. A group of people stand outside San Francisco City Hall on a sunny day, holding blue signs that read “celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived” and “happy Internet Archive day!” An American flag flies in the background above nearby buildings.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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2️⃣ 📅 On Oct 21, 2025, Supervisor Chan led the SF Board of Supervisors in declaring Oct 22 as Internet Archive Day — a citywide salute to saving the web & preserving knowledge for generations.
Mark Graham (Internet Archive), Supervisor Connie Chan (Board of Supervisors, District 1), and Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive) at the Board of Supervisors public meeting, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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8️⃣ At the new microfiche digitization center, visitors got a close look at how the operation works—the cameras, the process & the science behind it.

The scanning is #livestreamed 24/7 at ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...
Maeve Iwasaki demonstrates microfiche digitization. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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7️⃣ Upstairs at the Prelinger Archive, Rick Prelinger and his team showed how film—including home movies & industrial advertising—is repaired & preserved for generations.
Autumn Armstrong (seated), film prepaper and metadata creator, talks with a guest at the Prelinger Archives stop on the Physical Archive tour. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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6️⃣ Elizabeth MacLeod demonstrated the Scribe scanning station, the process of digitizing over 200 pages an hour & explaining how books are proofed before uploading—even in foreign languages.
Elizabeth MacLeod demos the Scribe book scanning station at the Internet Archive's Physical Archive. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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3️⃣ Brewster Kahle, #InternetArchive founder, led tours of the facility: “This is just part of our way of trying to find the great things that should be saved for another generation.”
Brewster Kahle gives a tour at the Internet Archive's Physical Archive. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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On Oct. 21, nearly 350 people visited the Physical Archive to see the collection & learn how the #InternetArchive processes donated materials for access & preservation.
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Full story ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/10/29/a...

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At the Internet Archive's Physical Archive, Jeremy Modell (right) explains to visitors how library materials are packed and shipped. Photo by Brad Shirakawa, October 21, 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, & @BrewsterKahle chat with Wired’s @LaurenGoode.bsky.social on the Future Knowledge #podcast about the web’s rise, its impact, & why preserving it is vital for cultural history.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
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Podcast cover for Episode #13 of 'Future Knowledge' titled 'Building and Preserving the Web.' The design features portraits of speakers Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle. Surrounding them are collage-style retro-futuristic elements, including a classical statue head, a vintage computer with the word "NEW" on its screen, a modernist observation tower, and abstract architectural shapes. The title uses bold, blocky typography, giving the cover a vintage sci-fi aesthetic.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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5️⃣ 🌐 1 trillion pages saved, a city that celebrates knowledge, & a shared mission to build & preserve a digital library for all, today & tomorrow.

Full story on our blog ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/03/s...
A large group of people stand on the steps of San Francisco City Hall holding colorful signs celebrating the Internet Archive’s milestone of archiving one trillion web pages. Signs include messages such as “Free the Bits,” “Libraries Tell the Truth,” and “Happy Internet Archive Day!” The ornate gold detailing of City Hall is visible behind them.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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4️⃣ 🏛️ Earlier, supporters rallied on the steps of City Hall. Speakers included Supervisor Connie Chan, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert, & 2024 Internet Archive artist-in-residence Swilk.
Three smiling people stand in front of San Francisco City Hall holding handmade signs celebrating the Internet Archive. Their signs read “IA ♥ SF,” “I ♥ Libraries,” and “♥ You Internet Archive.” Other participants and photographers are visible on the steps behind them. A group of people stand outside San Francisco City Hall on a sunny day, holding blue signs that read “celebrating 1 trillion web pages archived” and “happy Internet Archive day!” An American flag flies in the background above nearby buildings.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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2️⃣ 📅 On Oct 21, 2025, Supervisor Chan led the SF Board of Supervisors in declaring Oct 22 as Internet Archive Day — a citywide salute to saving the web & preserving knowledge for generations.
Mark Graham (Internet Archive), Supervisor Connie Chan (Board of Supervisors, District 1), and Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive) at the Board of Supervisors public meeting, October 21, 2025.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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🐈 By May 2001, Garfield’s Gmail was replaced by a free service at @e-garfield․com via Everyone․net. Google didn’t adopt the Gmail name until April 2004 — and there’s no evidence they got the idea or name from Garfield․com. But it's safe to say Garfield beat them to the inbox.

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Screenshot of a May 16, 2001, Wayback Machine capture of the webpage gmail.garfield.com. The page announces a change to Garfield.com’s free email service, now offered through Everyone.net, with twice the storage and personalized addresses ending in “@e-garfield.com.” It notes that users under 13 cannot register due to government regulations and suggests Hotmail or Yahoo as alternatives. A bold message invites users age 13 or over to click to register for their new free Garfield email account, followed by a link that says “Click here.” The interface shows the Wayback Machine navigation bar at the top, with the year 2001 highlighted.
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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📧 Years before Google, “Gmail” was a fan email service on Garfield․com; perfect for anyone who hates Mondays.

It vanished like lasagne into Garfield's belly, but pawprints remain on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️
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November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Fiery, fiendish fun! 🔥😈 That's HELL'S BELLS (1929), where devils & demons dance & frolic in a chaotic underworld in classic Silly Symphonies style. 🎶

Watch the full short & more in our #SpookySeason collection ⤵️
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November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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🍂 As #spookyseason settles & autumn’s shadows grow long, we return to THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW — Irving’s haunting mix of fall’s golden calm & sudden terror. 👻🪦
🔊 Make sure sound is on!

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#Librivox
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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HAPPENING TODAY! 🌐🎨
Celebrate 1 trillion web pages archived on the #WaybackMachine through art: Internet Archive x @GrayArea.org: Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions.

📅 Sat, Nov 1
🕗 5–8 PM PT
📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563...

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A vertical trio of digital artworks. The top panel shows hand-drawn icons—a hand, compass, cloud, and eye—connected by a dotted path on a pink gradient background. The middle panel displays floating, distorted names on a grid of Internet Archive logos. The bottom panel features a pixelated circular form resembling an eye with pink pixel blossoms on a white background.
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🎃 Trick or treat!

💀 We're handing out chills with THE SKELETON DANCE (1929), the bone-rattling classic where skeletons swing & sway till dawn! 🦴

Get it & more #PublicDomain goodies in our #SpookySeason Collection ⤵️
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#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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TOMORROW! 🎉
Join @grayarea.org & Internet Archive in person for Trillionth Webpage Net․Art Commissions — new works exploring memory, data, and digital culture.

📅 Sat, Nov 1
🕗 5–8 PM PT
📍 Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ Free w/ RSVP ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1872604563...

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Digital artwork shows hand-drawn icons—a hand, compass, cloud, and eye—connected by a dotted path on a pink gradient background.
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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💀 Get yourself ready for #Halloween by listening to this spooky tune. No lyrics… just lively blues with a xylophone that coffin-nails the "spooky-ooky" effect. 👻

🦇 Listen & open a cabinet of creepy #SpookySeason curiosities ⬇️
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM