The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-11-22 20:46:35 UTC ]
How libraries should prepare for the incoming administration right now, from updating trustee descriptions to addressing mis/dis information. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-22 13:30:00 UTC ]
The survey captured a range of trends in patron engagement from 115 ULC member libraries, "representing nearly 2,300 locations and serving over 87.5 million people” for 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
Books removed from Florida libraries include books by and about marginalized people as well as classic authors like George Orwell. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-15 12:15:00 UTC ]
EveryLibrary, a non-profit dedicated to supporting public and school libraries across the country via local grassroots organizing, has been tracking anti-library legislation since 2012. Between the onslaught of book bans and censorship petitions, they’ve naturally had a busy few years. But last... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-13 17:52:28 UTC ]
Florida is one the most diverse and fastest growing states in the United States. It is also, tragically, the epicenter of book banning in America. Thousands of books have been banned from public schools and libraries in an attempt to silence dissenting voices that explore the experiences of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-11-13 12:05:00 UTC ]
Alison Tweed, CEO of U.K.–based charity Book Aid International, describes the destruction of libraries in Lebanon, Ukraine, and Iraq and advises on how the book business can help to rebuild them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
TL;DR: SurfShark VPN protects your data, hides your location, and gives you access to content from anywhere. Get two years for $45.59 with coupon code HOLIDAY20 until November 17. These days, surfing the internet without a safeguard is a bit like wading into shark-infested waters —... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-11-09 14:00:00 UTC ]
"Are we continuing to pretend that libraries are inherently neutral and apolitical institutions?" Thoughts? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-08 12:30:00 UTC ]
There are really two types of ereaders: Dedicated ebook/audiobook devices or slabs that are more akin to small tablets with E Ink screens. In the first category, the competition is really between Amazon’s Kindle devices and Rakuten’s Kobo readers. Ereaders in the latter group include entries... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-11-07 08:00:36 UTC ]
The last few years have been difficult for libraries and librarians. And with last night’s election results, the future for the profession just got a lot murkier, according to the customary election night wrap-up from nonpartisan library political action committee EveryLibrary. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
It's been a Mac-heavy week! In this episode, Devindra and producer Ben Ellman dive into all of Apple's new M4 hardware: the new iMac, Mac mini and refreshed Macbook Pros. The Mac mini, in particular, looks like it'll be a huge hit for anyone who needs a simple desktop system. Also, we dive into... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-11-01 13:20:04 UTC ]
Long a 'deadlocked debate,' the question of ebook lending through libraries has reached new 'willingness to engage' in Germany. The post Germany’s E-Lending Round Table: ‘A Constructive Process’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-31 20:29:41 UTC ]
Impossible book data we wish existed, haunted libraries around the U.S., tarot-inspired bookish gifts, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-31 15:00:00 UTC ]
Haunted libraries exist throughout the United States. Here are four with chilling stories—plus the story of a haunted library book! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-31 14:00:00 UTC ]
As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-31 09:02:34 UTC ]
You basically have three options for watching live TV at home: Hook up a digital antenna, pay for a cable subscription or sign up for a live TV streaming service. The content you get through a digital antenna is free, but limited to your local broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS).... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-31 09:00:36 UTC ]
Well, it finally happened. After years of waiting and requests, Amazon debuted the $280 Kindle Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. The company’s ereaders have dominated this space since the original Kindle came out 17 years ago, but in this case, it feels like Amazon is playing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-30 13:15:29 UTC ]
Online swaps and little libraries - a Cambridge puzzle exchange community was born out of the pandemic and is still thriving. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-10-29 08:00:00 UTC ]
Last week, the Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) released a statement expressing its regret that the US Copyright Office’s refused to grant an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help preserve rare video games. However, the VGHF continued by saying it won’t back down... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-28 13:58:18 UTC ]