Protestors hoping to prevent The Women's Library from moving from its East End home are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maria Miller, the newly-appointed secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has continued... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson has spoken out in support of libraries, arguing that it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson will be showing her support for libraries and independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Waterstones m.d. Tim Coates plans to help campaigners re-open Kensal Rise Library by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House UK has joined Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, with titles available on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has spoken out about local library campaigns, criticising the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has accused his government opposite Ed Vaizey of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than the half the libraries in Tameside, Greater Manchester, could be lost as the borough... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Launched at the end of 2011, the ebook program of the Library of America has released eight titles so far with plans to publish about two ebooks a month for the next year. LOA publisher Max Rudin explained that the nonprofit charged with producing high-quality, beautifully designed editions of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Close to half of Wakefield district's 26 libraries face closure by March next year unless... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing budget concerns, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a $25-billion budget that eliminates almost $900,000 in state funding for its libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has announced £6m of funding for libraries to use on arts and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, deterred by a limited selection and by not even knowing whether their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents didn't know whether or not their local library had ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Academic library managers should support staff in acquiring new teaching skills to help break... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
All seven Harry Potter books are now available in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, marking the series' first availability outside the Pottermore store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fancy dipping back into the world of Quidditch and Dumbledore? Or maybe you shunned the whole Pottermania thing until now. Either way, if you own a Kindle, you can finally get up to speed without paying a spellbinding price -- thanks to Amazon's Kindle Owners Lending Library. All seven eBook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has signed a petition calling on Manchester City Council to halt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]