One of the largest ALA divisions (second only to the Association of College and Research Libraries), The PLA conference is one of the most vibrant, popular, and well-attended ALA events, often drawing around 8,000 attendees or more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
How did ibrary leaders learn how to make their neighborhood library branches more welcoming to BIPOC and culturally marginalized people? They listened. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The bill in Connecticut is the sixth library e-book bill now pending in state legislatures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
Andrew Pettegree, co-author of “The Library: A Fragile History,” discusses the centuries-long development of libraries as a civic necessity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-02-24 18:26:27 UTC ]
Rebuilt by the UN Development Fund, the new University of Mosul central library has an inventory provided in part by Book Aid International. The post In Iraq, Mosul’s Library Reopens with Book Aid International Donations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-23 17:33:55 UTC ]
In ruling for the AAP, judge Deborah L. Boardman held that "striking the balance between the critical functions of libraries and the importance of preserving the exclusive rights of copyright holders" is "squarely in the province of Congress and not this Court or a state legislature." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
We once again have to point out that you cannot actually “steal” from a little free library. And you should definitely not get the cops involved if you think someone is “stealing” the explicitly free things you’ve put out. Little free libraries do NOT come with means tests. But is it possible... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-02-11 15:43:09 UTC ]
Despite opposition from the AAP, library e-book bills are now pending in five state legislatures, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Illinois, Tennessee, and Missouri. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
US public libraries are more popular than ever, but library workers are mostly not paid a livable wage: new research into library data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-09 11:45:00 UTC ]
The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced their 2022 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adult Readers list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-07 17:25:09 UTC ]
An all-new Black library is opening in London, Ont., at the end January. It will feature books written by Black authors from Canada and around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-01-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
Illinois has become the latest state to introduce a library e-book bill, with state legislators last week introducing the Equitable Access to Electronic Literature Act. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Books owned by The Snow Goose author up for sale this week include Ian Fleming first editions inscribed for his former colleagueA first edition of Diamonds Are Forever, in which Ian Fleming thanks his friend and fellow author Paul Gallico for “spread[ing] his wings over my first-born [Casino... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-01-26 10:27:30 UTC ]
Gary Wigglesworth has left his role at Hodder Education to take up the position of sales and marketing manager for British Library Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 05:24:47 UTC ]
In exceeding more than 500 million annual lends for the first time, OverDrive's 2021 figures suggest the pandemic has, as librarians have suggested, raised demand for digital content in public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
The US Authors Guild, Amazon Publishing, and Penguin Random House win a default judgment against Ukraine-based 'Kiss Library.' The post Ukraine-Based ‘Kiss Library’ Under Permanent Injunction in Book Piracy Case appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-04 10:56:43 UTC ]
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has welcomed the decision by New York Governor Kathy Hochul to veto a bill that would have forced publishers and authors to grant e-book licences to libraries under state-imposed terms. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 06:31:54 UTC ]
A law forcing publishers in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public libraries in the US state of Maryland is expected to come into effect as planned on 1st January 2022 after a court challenge was set for February. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-22 09:32:19 UTC ]
The Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers have voiced their support for the Association of American Publishers’ challenge of an “unprecedented, unjustified” Maryland law which could force publishers both in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 16:08:03 UTC ]
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year—and what they portend for 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]