Libraries are not the kinds of institutions that social scientists, policy makers, and community leaders usually bring up when they discuss social capital and how to build it. Since Tocqueville, most leading thinkers about social and civic life have extolled the value of voluntary associations... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-10-24 08:47:39 UTC ]
Children's novelist Michael Rosen has written an open letter calling for libraries to be made compulsory in schools, backed by ringfenced government money to support libraries and the training of librarians. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 10:47:59 UTC ]
Having visited 112 libraries in six different countries and many different settings, one reader has a few observations of note. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-17 10:36:23 UTC ]
Libraries Connected has launched a programme of activities and partnerships as part of the BBC’s The Novels That Shaped Our World festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 15:45:24 UTC ]
Libraries are awesome, don't you agree? Looking up library services, beyond the books, here are seven cool library initiatives I found and love. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-10-08 10:36:16 UTC ]
Libraries Week kicks off today with a focus on what the nation’s libraries are doing with digital technology. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-06 18:00:32 UTC ]
Google has long been a philanthropic powerhouse, with STEM education, economic security and inclusion as top priorities. Through its charitable arm, the company also is tackling housing and homelessness, along with criminal justice reform. Next up — libraries. On Thursday, Google.org announced... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-03 21:51:27 UTC ]
Book Riot speaks to authors and librarians on the importance of LGBTQ+ books in educational environments such as schools and libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-27 10:35:05 UTC ]
Author Cressida Cowell has argued that the industry will become "dead in the water" without more support for children's reading, as she reiterated her campaign to make school libraries a statutory requirement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 04:02:45 UTC ]
Writer's Digest asked four authors about what libraries mean to them. Here’s what the greats have to say about what makes libraries so great. The post For the Love of Libraries: Four Authors on What Makes Libraries Wonderful by Ericka McIntyre appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-09-23 15:22:30 UTC ]
At the IPA Amman seminar, OverDrive's Steven Rosato will stress that in moving to a digital library ecosystem, 'It's the publishers who must take the leap.' The post OverDrive’s Steven Rosato: The Arab World’s ‘Enormous Advantage’ in Libraries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-16 05:30:15 UTC ]
This one's for all of the readers going back to colleges and universities who want to get to know what those libraries can offer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-14 10:32:24 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Children’s UK is partnering with specialist book suppliers Peters to launch the ‘Love Your Library’ campaign, supported by the Great School Libraries campaign, the School Library Association, CILIP and CILIP’s School Libraries Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 18:20:15 UTC ]
For the most part, humanism was a literary and philosophical movement focused on books and texts. Itinerant scholars such as Poggio Bracciolini traveled far and wide in an effort to locate lost ancient works that might be hidden away in the monastic libraries of Europe. Seeking out the most... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-10 08:48:53 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-06 10:30:08 UTC ]
Libraries Connected has secured £342,000 in funding from Arts Council England to develop a new training programme supporting potential female and BAME leaders. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 11:24:48 UTC ]
Curious about the most popular books in libraries that maybe are under the radar? Dig into the data that Panorama Picks offers up for Spring circulation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-28 10:33:14 UTC ]
Awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-19 10:30:38 UTC ]
Why the tension between libraries and publishers is ramping up in the e-book market—and why we must tamp it down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles is entering the housing sector by partnering with property developer Elysian Residences for specially curated libraries in their retirement homes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-11 13:23:15 UTC ]