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Libraries can celebrate BHM with displays, events, and more — but it won't mean much if the library isn't a safe place for Black people. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-03 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Robert Dawson’s The Public Library: A Photographic Essay is a visual love letter to libraries and a testament to the power of reading. The post Our Love for Libraries Told in Photographs appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'
[ The Millions | 2022-01-28 21:30:33 UTC ]
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A new, highly concerning entry in the wave of classroom book bans sweeping the nation: Gene McGee, mayor of Ridgeland, Mississippi, is withholding $110,000 of funding from the Madison County Library System—funding already approved by the board of aldermen—until librarians remove “homosexual... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-28 17:52:29 UTC ]
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Arts Council England (ACE) has partnered with groups across the country to launch the Green Libraries programme to help libraries address their environmental impact. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-27 00:42:39 UTC ]
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The pandemic is showing the holes in social safety nets across the U.S., but public libraries aren't the answer to those problems. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:42:00 UTC ]
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Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The #FReadom campaign is asking you to write your school board with provided templates to support school libraries and access to information. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:39:00 UTC ]
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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 at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 06:31:54 UTC ]
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Free Little Libraries are delightful to find but some creators take them to a new level. Here are eight unique free little libraries. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-30 11:31:00 UTC ]
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With modern consoles offering gamers graphics so photorealistic that they blur the line between CGI and reality, it's easy forget just how cartoonishly blocky they were in the 8-bit era. In his new book, Creating Q*Bert and Other Classic Arcade Games, legendary game designer and programmer... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2021-12-25 16:30:11 UTC ]
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Have you ever looked at your mouse and thought "it's fine, but kind of a big fat waste of space?" Gaming accessory company XPG apparently did, because it's just unveiled a concept mouse for CES 2022 with a built-in high-speed SSD drive stuffed inside, Digital Trends has reported. The XPG Vault... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2021-12-24 21:00:55 UTC ]
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Here are the titles most frequently checked out from U.S. libraries in 2021, including fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-22 14:45:40 UTC ]
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‘What is the hope for gig workers who are underpaid and exploited? Cities, in a way. Cities can have a chance to intervene and actually get things done.’ In the Italian city of Bologna, bicycle couriers delivery bread, freshly baked at local bakeries, to nearby businesses every morning. The same... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2021-12-12 05:00:34 UTC ]
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The AAP filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop Maryland's library e-book law for taking effect January 1 and also disclosed that it was one of more than 20 organizations to sign a letter to New York governor Kathy Hochul urging her to veto a similar bill. Both pieces of legislation require... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the first of 1,000 of Reginald Dwayne Betts's planned Freedom Libraries to be installed in prisons across the U.S. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-08 15:07:32 UTC ]
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Announcing its acquisition of Knowledge Unlatched, Wiley stresses the need to simplify open-access transactions for both libraries and publishers. The post Open Access: Germany’s Knowledge Unlatched Acquired by Wiley appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-12-03 04:15:48 UTC ]
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Libraries should be a safe, accessible space for everyone. So why are there police in libraries, compromising this very safety? Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-02 11:35:00 UTC ]
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It's now that much easier to use Arturia's softsynths on your brand new MacBook. Arturia has released a free V Collection 8.2 update that adds native support to the (currently discounted) suite for Macs with M1 processors. That should improve performance, as you might guess, but it could also... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2021-11-25 15:00:35 UTC ]
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Going to bookstores and libraries as a bookworm offer important experiences, but what buying books in an airport can offer may surprise you. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Nancy Pearl, possibly America’s best-known librarian and recommender of books, shares her thoughts on choosing what to read, and when to stop reading. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-11-16 23:20:31 UTC ]
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