A Llano County librarian who refused to ban books at the direction of the board and county has filed a lawsuit with a firm making a name for themselves protecting libraries nationwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-03-05 15:19:15 UTC ]
Angel City Press in Los Angeles has long published local authors. In a bold move, its founders are now giving the press to the city’s public library. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-02-28 15:49:05 UTC ]
The criticism comes after the Autauga-Prattville Public Library’s newly appointed board enacted a new policy suspending the purchase of children’s or young adult books that include "sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender discordance," a move the National Coalition Against Censorship... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
As reported earlier this week by Ramy Abdu, Chairman of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, the Israeli army has burned down the the publishing house and library of Al-Kalima in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza. Breaking: The Israeli army destroys and burns down the publishing house and library... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-21 18:41:05 UTC ]
The Los Angeles Public Library has become one of the few public libraries in this country with its own press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-17 17:54:25 UTC ]
The Modern Library Torchbearers series, which spotlights women writers throughout history, will reissue four novels by Elaine Kraf, which were originally published between 1969 and 1979. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Minnesota public libraries have had a wave of bomb threats called in over the last week, closing institutions early & increasing fear. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-11 14:27:23 UTC ]
The data supports the work of libraries and library workers far more than it doesn't. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-01-05 11:40:00 UTC ]
Library users worldwide borrowed some 662 million e-books, digital audiobooks, and digital magazines, OverDrive reps announced in a release this week, with 152 library systems reporting more than a million digital checkouts in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year, and what they portend for 2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-11-03 17:15:37 UTC ]
The report, based on a “nationally representative” 2022 survey of some 2,075 Gen Z and Millennials, presents one of the most in-depth looks at how growing up in an increasingly digital environment has shaped the reading and media consumption behavior of younger Americans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
In anticipation of Banned Books Week, Brooklyn Public Library’s collections manager Leigh Hurwitz joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss how the recent, dramatic rise in book bans disproportionately affects young people, and why BPL has chosen to offer access to its... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-09-28 08:18:01 UTC ]
The publishers are claiming unspecified damages from the file-sharing Library Genesis, which they say has distributed files illegallyFour leading US publishers have sued an online “shadow library” that allows visitors to download textbooks and other copyrighted materials free.Cengage, Macmillan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-15 16:55:19 UTC ]
Opus & Olives, a gala fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, is celebrating its 20th anniversary on October 8. The annual event is one of the most successful public library fundraisers in the U.S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Several Peel District School Board students, parents and community members are concerned about a seemingly inconsistent approach to a new book weeding process intended to ensure school library books are inclusive, but that appears to have led some schools to remove thousands of books published... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-09-13 09:00:00 UTC ]
A library card is one of the most useful things you can have in your wallet. Libby offers free access to ebooks and audiobooks if you have a supported library card (some 90 percent of public libraries in North America now use OverDrive's app). Not only that, you can also use Libby to read a host... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-28 17:00:30 UTC ]
Seven suburban Chicago public libraries received bomb threats in the last month. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-25 10:40:00 UTC ]
With events in Kansas and Washington, and statewide expansion elsewhere, country music icon Dolly Parton welcomes supporters of her Imagination Library, a philanthropic program that mails one book a month to each enrolled child under the age of five. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
An upcoming national survey on the parental perceptions of public libraries will launch in early September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-15 13:09:24 UTC ]