BookLife Elite will offer public libraries access to a curated collection of unlimited, simultaneous-use indie e-books, meaning library readers can access the books instantly—no holds lists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been a bad year for libraries and those who love them. Despite some interesting tech innovations (we could have been cleaning our books with UV rays this whole time!), many temporarily reopened libraries are closing again due to surging COVID numbers and COVID exposures, and many other... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-11 18:26:49 UTC ]
Most library authorities in England are providing a click and collect service during lockdown, despite calls from some organisations to withdraw it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 15:52:18 UTC ]
The London Library's Emerging Writers Programme will run for a third year in 2021, including a new Virago Participation Bursary to support Black women and Black non-binary people overcoming financial barriers to accessing it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 12:47:07 UTC ]
If there is any American institution that connects the threads of literacy, learning, and community welfare, it is the local public library. But without access to healthy food and safe housing, writes PW columnist Sari Feldman, no community can fully thrive, a fact driven home during this... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Readers worldwide borrowed some 430 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a hefty 33% increase over 2019, OverDrive officials reported, based on data drawn from some 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
My name is Marion Tessier and I work at Kingston Libraries. This year has been really stressful but also very exciting. I had the opportunity to use skills I developed before but never got to use for concrete projects, as well as learning new skills and discovering new tools and resources. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 17:21:01 UTC ]
Nicole A. Cooke on why, as librarians and publishers, we must have honest, direct conversations about anti-racism, equity, and inclusion, and acknowledge our roles as gatekeepers and perpetuaters of Western norms. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
It’s largely accepted as a truism that libraries connect and work together—interlibrary loan, consortia, union catalogs. However, working together and connecting is not a simple task. Add in different histories, cultures, languages, political systems and you begin to get a sense of what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
New figures show total spending on Great Britain's libraries fell by £20m in the last financial year, as Libraries Connected warned more budget reductions are on the way. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-04 10:12:19 UTC ]
Earlier this morning, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) announced the winners of the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize for nonfiction and fiction/poetry. The Award, one of the few major literary prizes from a public library system, comes with a $5,000 purse. Previous winners include... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-23 17:59:11 UTC ]
The portrayal of Santa’s Moor servant ‘Zwarte Piet’ is widely seen as offensive. Protesters applaud the decision to remove the character from children’s books Public libraries across the Netherlands are removing from the shelves children’s books depicting a black-faced Zwarte Piet, a side-kick... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-11-15 10:10:52 UTC ]
Take a tour of one of the biggest libraries in Cambridge without leaving your home. Head on down to Newnham College with us. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-11-09 11:30:00 UTC ]
The Nobel Prize-winning author edited as she read and alphabetized her 1,200-plus book collection by last name. The post For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-11-04 21:30:53 UTC ]
With the election days away, this is the perfect time to remember that public libraries exist in a political as well as a civic space. In this episode, hosts David Lankes and Nicole Cooke talk to John Chrastka, head of EveryLibrary, the country’s only political action committee for libraries,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Five years after it left the academic library market, Baker & Taylor has returned. The move, however, does not mean the wholesaler has any plans to get back into the retail market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Little Free Library is partnering with a Minneapolis creative agency to launch Read in Color, an initiative designed to prompt more people of all ages to read diverse books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Brooklyn’s Greenpoint library and environmental education center, by Marble Fairbanks and Scape, points to a climate-literate future. Here’s how. I have spent a lot of time in libraries in my day. But not one like this.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-10-23 12:15:29 UTC ]
In this week's episode, hosts Nicole A. Cooke & R. David Lankes talk with Angela Craig, director of the Charleston County (SC) Public Library about what it’s like to run a library…one week at a time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]