Many libraries are looking for cataloguing techniques as an alternative to the Dewey Decimal system. Here are a few options. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-22 10:35:00 UTC ]
It’s a weird year for video games. We’re 19 months into a fresh console cycle and support for the PS4 and Xbox One is finally tapering off as developers shift focus to the PS5, Xbox Series X and PC cloud gaming platforms. The pandemic slowed or paused development on a generation of games, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-06-20 14:00:16 UTC ]
Five prominent library educators defend the profession’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft has a lot of news for Xbox owners and Game Pass fans this morning. In an announcement post, the company shared its plans to expand the Xbox app directly to Samsung smart TVs, opening up the streaming platform to players in Argentina and New Zealand. There are also some new... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-06-09 14:47:28 UTC ]
We’ve said it many, many times before and we’ll say it many, many times again: libraries represent the best of America. Today’s entry: the New York Public Library will give away 500,000 books this summer to help kids, teens, and families build their at-home libraries. In addition to English,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-06-09 14:17:10 UTC ]
Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK librariesRichard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club was the most borrowed book from UK libraries in the year 2020-21, while the prolific bestseller James Patterson was the most borrowed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 13:22:35 UTC ]
The movement intends to "empty libraries of LGBTQ content aimed at kids" by checking out and hiding all LGBTQ books on library displays. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-06 13:35:02 UTC ]
A group of Louisiana libraries block cultural displays, including Pride, Black and Woman's History Month, and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-02 22:08:33 UTC ]
The NFL's rumored streaming service could debut in JulyDyson, the company that’s recently branched out into hair curlers, air-purifying headphones and not cars, has revealed it has an entire division secretly developing robot prototypes for household chores.The company didn't detail any of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-26 11:15:21 UTC ]
If you’re about to bite the bullet on a blazing-fast multi-gig internet deal, you might just have to upgrade your PC’s storage drive and CPU too. I know this because besides having to upgrade my networking hardware, which was too slow for my new Sonic 10Gb internet, I discovered that parts... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-05-18 10:45:00 UTC ]
Available at indies bookstores and local libraries everywhere! * Phil Klay, Uncertain Ground (Penguin Press) “An introspective collection of essays … Klay’s reassuring voice offers truth, hope, and ways forward during a challenging, polarized period in America.” –Booklist Maggie Shipstead, You... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-17 13:43:51 UTC ]
The Read Harder challenge, library style! These books will help you not just Read Harder, but discover more about libraries and librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-16 10:30:00 UTC ]
When it comes to retro portable gaming, even the better handhelds usually only emulate the original PlayStation and N64 era. But if you’re a fan of the GameCube or PS2 libraries (and you should be), the number of handhelds capable enough, well-made enough and reasonably priced enough is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-05-13 11:15:33 UTC ]
These were the most popular, in-demand books in US libraries from January to March 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-05-10 14:19:48 UTC ]
In Texas, where libraries are a political battleground, the Texas Library Association recently convened its annual convention in person for the first time since 2019—in the district of a state representative Matt Kraus eager to ban books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last Thursday's Independent Book Publishers Association's “The Battle for Free Expression: Indie Publishers and Libraries in the Fight Against Censorship.” panel offered insights from digital media, public libraries, academic research, and online education on the rise in book banning. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a move that has alarmed library leaders, Kentucky bill SB 167—which came back from the dead last week with a veto override—will empower local politicians to “appoint whomever they want to library boards and block major library spending.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
A pandemic might close a library, but it can’t stop librarians. They were still finding new ways to remind us that libraries are about connections and experiences, writes Heidi LM Jacobs. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-04-17 08:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Public Library made four banned books available nationwide on SimplyE, its free-reader app. The titles include Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi and Catcher in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-04-13 23:48:05 UTC ]
Writers for Democratic Action, an organization of some 2,600 authors, is mobilizing its membership in a campaign called Book the Vote. WDA will facilitate nonpartisan voter registration for the 2022 midterm election, working with authors, bookstores, and libraries to educate voters about their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]