Among the week's headlines: librarians head to Washington D.C. to push for library funding; a Llano County librarian is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for refusing to ban books; and EveryLibrary issues a paper exploring the political threats facing academic libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
In 2008, as the global financial crisis peaked and Ireland faced a long period of austerity, the government announced that the primary school library fund would be cut in its entirety. The €2.2m annual investment from the then-Department of Education & Science had been in place for 37 years;... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 10:30:52 UTC ]
The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The president's latest budget proposal once again seeks to terminate the NEH, NEA, and virtually all federal library funding. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A total of 67 libraries have closed in Great Britain this year, while library funding has been slashed by £25m, figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy have revealed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cuts to library funding in schools and community mean author visits are a luxury that only some can afford, that’s why author Alexia Casale founded the YA Shot festival and programme to partner libraries and schools for author visits – here’s how your library system can apply to be part of YA... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A coalition of publishers and education and industry groups has called on the U.S. Congress to support dedicated school library funding. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sheffield City Council has approved plans to slash its library funding and leave only 12 of its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the first time, PW will publish a special supplement ahead of this year's American Library Association's annual conference set for June 23-28 in New Orleans. The pre-ALA issue will be published May 30 and will include features on library funding, the ebook loan controversy and an overview of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]