Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2021-09-02 10:00:00 UTC ]
From school libraries to big city libraries and small town ones, this is one Rioter's journey through the important libraries of her life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-08-30 10:39:00 UTC ]
A new public library strategy for Scotland has been published, developed with the help of countries all over the world, including Denmark, Australia and the US, and seeking to make libraries key to helping people and their communities recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-24 05:25:24 UTC ]
The new award, with its inaugural presentation set for next summer, is open to submissions both in fiction and nonfiction. The post Newberry Library Announces a $25,000 Chicago-Specific Book Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-03 17:04:37 UTC ]
The Niles-Maine Public Library in suburban Chicago is being destroyed from the inside by politically-conservative Board officials. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-07-15 10:40:00 UTC ]
In a huge boost to manga fans, more than 200 titles are available now in Comics Plus, with more to be added to the collection over the summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Before the pandemic, Canadians were allowed to visit the Haskell Free Library without having to visit a customs post. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2021-07-08 21:22:12 UTC ]
Powered by the wholesaler's collectionHQ technology, Baker & Taylor’s “Diversity Analysis” tool will help identify opportunities for libraries to evaluate their collections against industry-accepted diversity subjects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a notice sent to library customers this week via their vendors, e-book titles from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will soon be available via a 26-lend metered access model, a change from its previous perpetual access terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
A new survey from charity Read for Good, which has donated bundles of books to 50 schools nationwide, has found school library funding has been hit by the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-03 13:06:00 UTC ]
Today, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that Joy Williams will receive the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, which honors an American writer whose body of work is distinguished for both its mastery and originality of thought and imagination. Williams, a previous... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-06-30 17:19:46 UTC ]
The funding will support the Palace Project, a nascent partnership between LYRASIS and the Digital Public Library of America to develop digital tools and services for libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
As the French writer Georges Perec wisely put it, book arrangements are “hardly any more effective than the original anarchy.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-06-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
John Eldred, president and owner of Midwest Tape, died on May 27. In a thoughtful remembrance shared with PW, Jeff Jankowski, Eldred's partner for over 30 years at Midwest Tape, recalled Eldred as a beloved friend who combined his passion for libraries with his love for history, movies,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
New York this week became the second state to pass a bill that would ensure public libraries the right to license and lend e-books that are available to consumers in the state. The bill is now headed to governor Andrew Cuomo's desk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a paper released this week, the American Library Association’s Joint Digital Content Working Group offered a frank assessment of the state of the library e-book market and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new law requires any publisher offering to license "an electronic literary product" to consumers to also offer to license the content to public libraries on "reasonable" terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
A successful book club needs three things to thrive: delicious food, decent wine and wonderful people. Only the first two, food and wine, are easy to find. It is the third element, the people, that is like a jigsaw puzzle with a thousand pieces—something that promises to look like the pretty... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-05-27 11:00:00 UTC ]
In 'The Freckle Report 2021,' veteran London-based bookseller, library advocate, and former Waterstones managing director Tim Coates warns that U.S. public library usage is in decline—and he suggests library leaders must do more to reverse the slide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House senior v-p Skip Dye said the move to unify the publisher's library sales and library marketing groups will foster "even more mutually advantageous and enjoyable relationships with our libraries and librarians nationwide." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]