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 ]
Nearly three years after it first announced a 90-day embargo to libraries on its newly published audio titles, Blackstone Publishing this week announced that it is changing course. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Because we can never resist adding another line item to the eternal ledger of what we owe libraries: Californians can now use their library cards to get free entry into state parks! The three-year pilot program will give libraries (including mobile libraries) at least three passes to California... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-04-08 15:54:11 UTC ]
Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, plans to hold a hearing April 7 to examine the wave of attempted book bannings in schools and libraries across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
ALA kicked off National Library Week with the release of its annual State of America's Libraries report, and its "Top 10 Most Challenged Books" list. The 729 challenges tracked by ALA in 2021 represent the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling its list 20 years ago,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
A rite of spring, the White House budget proposal officially kicks off the congressional appropriations cycle each fiscal year. And this year, library advocates have their work cut out for them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
The decision in New York City set off a wave of returns, accompanied by bashful notes of apology and gratitude. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-03-31 14:46:31 UTC ]
At Slate, Maia Kobabe discusses writing Gender Queer, a memoir about self-acceptance and understanding, which has been challenged in schools and libraries across the country in recent months. “What I’m learning is that a book challenge is like a community attacking itself,” Kobabe says. “The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-03-30 20:30:51 UTC ]
Opening these libraries up promises to re-balance the continent’s place in world history when it comes to its intellectual life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2022-03-29 16:12:23 UTC ]
Libraries can provide joy and relief by offering a chance to play. Here are some of my favorite ways to include play in the school library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-03-28 10:30:00 UTC ]