A reader on saying goodbye not only to the books she can't bring on the next phase of her journey, but to her roomie, her sister. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-12-30 11:31:00 UTC ]
WHEN I WAS growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s and ’70s, I read every baseball book on the shelves of the libraries of my grammar school, junior high, and high school and the local branches of the public library. I absorbed them the way a nine-year-old immigrant might take in a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-12-27 13:30:28 UTC ]
Want a Little Free Library or lending library for your home? Here are 17 awesome Little Free Libraries to buy right now. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-12-23 11:32:00 UTC ]
Six libraries through history which have been destroyed and the history behind them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-12-21 11:33:00 UTC ]
OverDrive has donated more than 6.6 million units to libraries and schools since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis. And the company’s efforts have extended beyond the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
It’s largely accepted as a truism that libraries connect and work together—interlibrary loan, consortia, union catalogs. However, working together and connecting is not a simple task. Add in different histories, cultures, languages, political systems and you begin to get a sense of what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
On Late Night with Seth Meyers this week, Slave Play and Daddy playwright Jeremy O. Harris announced he is donating a collection of 15 plays by Black playwrights to 53 libraries and community centers across the United States—and is donating one such collection to Northwestern University in Seth... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-09 17:29:54 UTC ]
Lack of funding for libraries is as dangerous as any conquering army in this chronicle of information destroyed throughout the ages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-12-08 21:32:42 UTC ]
Another win for technology! Library users in Okayama City are able to check out library books without fear of illness, thanks to a high-tech ultraviolet light sterilizer that cleans books thoroughly. The sterilizer also blows air on the books to clear off potential dust. Said one library-goer,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-08 16:44:03 UTC ]
A survey of library services shows 1.4% of staff have tested positive for Covid-19 since reopening in July, suggesting safety measures have worked, according to Libraries Connected. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-07 11:43:42 UTC ]
Prince Edward Island has decided that restaurants will be shut to indoor dining, organized sports will be suspended and libraries and gyms will close for at least the next two weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-12-06 22:51:28 UTC ]
New figures show total spending on Great Britain's libraries fell by £20m in the last financial year, as Libraries Connected warned more budget reductions are on the way. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-04 10:12:19 UTC ]
The two-day Frankfurt Academic Conference program looks at how publishers and libraries are managing open access and the pandemic. The post Frankfurt Academic Conference: Libraries and Publishing in Europe and the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-02 19:20:28 UTC ]
Exactly a century after the burning of Washington another invading army encountered a library, and saw it as a perfect way to strike a blow at the heart of their enemy. This time the action would have a global impact, as the means of spreading news had been transformed in the century since the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-02 09:48:49 UTC ]
The interactive map features photographs of the Kindred author's book call slips, writing notebooks, personal journals and more. The post Take a Tour of Octavia Butler’s Favorite Libraries appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-11-25 21:30:44 UTC ]
My library is a response to the void of my parents’ house: there are traces of all the public libraries I’ve visited since childhood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Paris Review | 2020-11-25 15:50:04 UTC ]
The incoming president of the Association of Rural & Small Libraries argues that Covid-19 has shown us the urgent need for a national broadband strategy and a more equitable, sustainable digital library market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
Italy's annual book-donation program for school libraries is back this year, despite the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic. The post Italy’s ‘Why I Read’ Campaign Flies Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-18 17:11:45 UTC ]
When we started planning Book Week Scotland 2020, the natural fit for the theme was future: the year was filled with exciting possibilities and interactive, grassroot community projects. At Scottish Book Trust, planning that started in February soon shuddered to a halt: although we didn’t know... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 20:24:05 UTC ]
Take a tour of one of the biggest libraries in Cambridge without leaving your home. Head on down to Newnham College with us. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-11-09 11:30:00 UTC ]