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 ]
Libraries are for everyone, no matter your background, identity, or experiences. These pride in the library goods highlight that. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-14 10:37:00 UTC ]
The ALA’s Graphic Novels and Comics Roundtable is rolling out new initiatives geared toward serving and supporting librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
One of the highlights for those attending the 2023 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago will be the Chicago Public Library’s 150th anniversary festivities, which will kick off with a citywide celebration on June 10 and continue throughout the rest of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will expand its program to send children free books across all 58 California counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom announces. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-06-07 15:51:03 UTC ]
Kirk Cameron is encouraging a national story time event in US public libraries August 5. Here's what library workers need to know. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-05 10:37:00 UTC ]
A coalition of 18 plaintiffs—including a powerful alliance of library, publishing, author, and bookseller groups—are suing to strike down a controversial new law that would expose librarians and booksellers to criminal liability for making allegedly inappropriate books accessible to minors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year, I’m celebrating Pride through LGBTQ children’s books. I’m building a new library for my two kids and wife Stefanie, who is trans and transitioned just two years ago. We began with Being You: A First Conversation About Gender (Penguin, 2021) and a pride alphabet book, Pride Puppy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-06-01 08:53:12 UTC ]
Book business advocacy organizations, including the Association of American Publishers, will join a federal lawsuit over a law recently signed into effect by Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders that exposes librarians in the state to criminal liability for making allegedly “obscene” books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
The non-profit organization that mails millions of books a year to families with connections to Judaism, has relaunched and added online seminars to a program that takes 20 authors and illustrators for eight days in Israel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The London Public Library in southwestern Ontario is standing by its decision to block The Society for Academic Freedom from holding an event featuring controversial British author Joanna Williams. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-18 08:00:00 UTC ]