If the combined libraries of Steam, Xbox Game Pass, Stadia (now with wireless controller support on PC) and all the rest just aren’t enough for you, Dan Cooper has a recommendation: spreadsheets. His latest obsession is a browser-based version of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-05-06 11:33:37 UTC ]
As coronavirus-related economic aid is released in Italy, publishers, libraries, and booksellers are asking for a cultural-spending incentive for families. The post Coronavirus: Italian Publishers Join Libraries and Booksellers in Appeal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-29 13:42:24 UTC ]
Many lives are radically different right now. But birthdays, anniversaries, and public holidays come and go as before. The pink supermoon would have appeared whether we’d watched it from our windows or outdoors among a crowd of strangers. This week, Earth Day, Shakespeare’s birthday, and World... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-24 14:34:13 UTC ]
William H. Ukers, not much over thirty, started working on his book in 1905, traveling and gathering material for a year. After he returned home to New York, he scoured nearby libraries and museums. Wherever he couldn’t go himself, he sent auxiliaries, appointing research assistants to mine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-24 08:48:46 UTC ]
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a £151,000 investment into library services to buy e-books and digital audio products. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 23:20:53 UTC ]
Learn about the Library Bill of Rights, with explanations and examples of how library users might apply them in their own use of their libraries and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-20 10:32:09 UTC ]
It’s no surprise that people read a lot when stuck at home. But novels are more than a way to kill timeIt’s no surprise that keen readers have looked to books for historical analogues or literary insights into the coronavirus outbreak. Sales of the English translation of Albert Camus’s 1947... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-19 17:25:44 UTC ]
As quarantine continues, we’re all noticing that we respond to lockdown differently. While many spend each day providing care, food and other necessities, those of us privileged enough to be 'stuck at home' are seeing our friends’ and family members’ behaviour change under the new... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-17 15:42:05 UTC ]
The value of public libraries is rarely questioned in times of crisis—think of the New Orleans Public Library after Hurricane Katrina, or the Ferguson Municipal Public Library during the unrest there. But this crisis is different. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award is returning for a third year, celebrating the vital contribution libraries make to their communities—despite the temporary closure forced on public library buildings during the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 03:38:23 UTC ]
It feels slightly strange to be writing this introduction to the Books from Scotland special as the world, and the world of Scottish books, has changed greatly, perhaps even irrevocably, since we started planning these features some months ago. The impact the coronavirus will have on Scottish... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 21:22:05 UTC ]
Even when shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, libraries are coming up with creative ways to serve their communities. On March 16, the El Dorado County Library in California closed its doors to patrons after a state-wide stay-at-home order. But that hasn’t stopped the library, which serves... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-04-15 07:00:32 UTC ]
Though many public libraries in the U.S. are completely shut, employees at some are concerned that they have been asked to continue showing up for work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-04-14 23:04:05 UTC ]
Many libraries publish art and literary magazines featuring authors and artists from their local community and from all over the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-13 10:31:23 UTC ]
With libraries closed, L.A. librarians now work from home to help people find free ebooks, music and movies during the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-10 19:52:47 UTC ]
University of South Florida The region's biggest research institution is tackling coronavirus on many fronts. USF Libraries has created a map that updates in real-time with the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, breaking down those statistics further into residential status, sex and age.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-04-09 16:01:39 UTC ]
Your local library might have closed its physical doors, but its digital holdings are still open to the public—and at all hours.Free loans on ebooks, movies, audiobooks, and magazines represent just one aspect of your library’s offerings for enrichment. Your library might also let you read... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2020-04-08 10:00:00 UTC ]
A number of little free library volunteer stewards -- both registered and unregistered with the Little Free Library organization – have switched from filling the mounted boxes in front of their homes with free books to filling them with household items. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
Charity Libraries Connected has launched Libraries From Home, a page on its website rounding up remote services libraries across the country are delivering during the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 01:22:20 UTC ]
Even for people who have lost jobs or income during the coronavirus epidemic, there are books and reading material available online for free. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-04-03 09:00:21 UTC ]