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 ]
A part of Arkansas' Act 372 would make it a crime for booksellers and librarians to give minors certain state-disapproved books. The post A US Court Temporarily Blocks a Library and Bookstore Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-07-31 00:15:55 UTC ]
Open up a whole new world of reading on your Kindle, with our guide on how to get library books on Kindle devices! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-07-13 10:33:00 UTC ]
A look at the destruction of Pride displays, cancelation of Drag storytimes, and other June LGBTQ+ events in U.S. libraries in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-07-10 10:36:00 UTC ]
The 2023 American Library Association Annual Conference concluded on June 27, in Chicago, with the ALA reporting a solid bump in turnout over 2022. The library community rallied around the freedom to read with a clear stand against censorship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some tips from a school librarian on getting access to free books for your school library, and using those books to put on a book fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-26 10:34:00 UTC ]