Determined library campaigners have vowed to occupy Herne Hill’s Carnegie Library “until they are forced out”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a recent BBC report, some 15,000 volunteers have been recruited to run UK libraries, the paid staffers of which have been laid off. A standoff in south London is throwing the situation into sharp relief. The post ‘Occupy Carnegie’: The UK’s Fast-Growing Library Crisis appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
We talk to a number of library marketing departments for details on publisher-made resources created to assist educators and librarians in the classroom. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the first in a series of library roundups, two school librarians interview each other about what titles their collections could use the most. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
School library expert Suzanna L. Panter shares the latest trends and issues affecting librarians in the field, ahead of the Texas Library Association annual conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The use of volunteers in libraries is a “win-win” situation but they should not replace paid staff, culture minister Ed Vaizey has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Widespread library closures across the UK have resulted in the loss of almost 8,000 jobs in the last six years, according to a report by the BBC. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
What’s on tap for librarians and publishers heading to Denver for the 2016 Public Library Association Conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
With a global reach to 34,000 libraries and institutions, digital library lending service OverDrive expands its service to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The post OverDrive Expands Ebook Library Lending to Germany, Austria and Switzerland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Celebrities Joanna Lumley, Richard Ayoade and Mark Rylance have lent their support to the campaign against the "irrational" decision to calter the Lambeth library service, according to a campaign group, while over 500 campaigners, including writer Will Self, marched on Saturday to protest... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over 100 campaigners gathered last night to protest the eviction of London's Feminist Library from the building that has housed it for 30 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pushkin Press is partnering with literary institution The London Library to produce a series of "beautifully designed" books containing material from authors such as Lewis Carroll, E M Forster and Virginia Woolf. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Head of Zeus is set to publish The Little Library Café Cookbook by Kate Young based on Young's literary-inspired recipe blog. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Joanna Trollope have led a wave of “tremendous support” for CILIP’s legal fight for libraries as its campaign petition tops 7,000 signatures. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish authors Val McDermid and Ian Rankin have expressed their anger at Fife council’s plans to close 16 libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
We take a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2015, and a look ahead at what they portend for 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Only 25% of library patrons borrowed an ebook in the past year, according to the latest BISG survey. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan and Orkney Library & Archive have joined forces to launch a new joint reading initiative, The Hurricane Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
British Library Publishing is launching a children’s list, starting in March 2016 with two activity books in a series entitled My Book of Stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Betsy Groban of HMH and Julie Roach at the Cambridge Public Library hatched a scheme one day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]