Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that AI-generated emojis may be one of the new features Apple shows off at WWDC next month. If the current emoji library weren’t overwhelming enough (let alone my increasingly growing sticker collection both on Messages and WhatsApp), Gurman writes that the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-05-27 11:15:26 UTC ]
Engadget readers like yourself are probably more tech savvy than the average person. That means you may get roped into helping older family members with email woes, new phone setups, or deciphering if a message is legit or a phishing scam. In my family, I’ve become my mother’s unofficial IT... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-15 14:00:13 UTC ]
Though they’re sometimes characterized as attention-addled homebodies, younger people see a real value in libraries − one that goes beyond books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2024-01-12 13:28:57 UTC ]
Latino authors across Los Angeles are taking advantage of the resources offered by local libraries to jump-start their careers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-11 16:59:02 UTC ]
Cable used to be the only game in town for wide entertainment. Sure, if you wanted to subscribe to a game like EverQuest or World of Warcraft, you could (and well, guess the rest of us were never seeing you again). But for variety, cable is what you had—and it wasn’t cheap. So when... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-10-04 14:10:27 UTC ]
Voters in Michigan overwhelmingly support their local libraries and oppose book bans; Illinois passes a groundbreaking bill to support the freedom to read; ALA announces its Banned Books Week 2023 theme, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
A man so upset by the Pride programming at his local libraries that he felt moved to graffiti “GROOMERS” onto the windows has been charged with possession of child pornography, the Washington Post reports. The man, Charles M. Sutherland, vandalized two branches in Maryland’s Prince George’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-03-14 15:13:40 UTC ]
Sydney is hosting WorldPride 2023! The celebration began 17 February with some of the best events available at local libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-02-20 11:39:00 UTC ]
Available at indies bookstores and local libraries everywhere! * Phil Klay, Uncertain Ground (Penguin Press) “An introspective collection of essays … Klay’s reassuring voice offers truth, hope, and ways forward during a challenging, polarized period in America.” –Booklist Maggie Shipstead, You... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-17 13:43:51 UTC ]
I’ll be the first to acknowledge Amazon and I make rather strange bedfellows. Raised on local libraries and used bookstores, I’ve long been a loyal customer to many of the indie bookshops cornered by the world’s largest online retailer, prizing them as community centers and places to find a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-08 09:49:14 UTC ]
Leilany Medina, 11, loves books so much that she’d like to become a librarian. But even she sometimes forgets to return books on time, especially if she hasn’t quite finished. And she’s racked up some late fines. But local libraries are providing a way out for such book lovers, and creating new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
From its launch in 2001, Wikipedia—the Internet’s hugely popular, user-created free encyclopedia—was viewed with suspicion by reference publishers and librarians. But today, many publishers and librarians today are collaborating with Wikipedia, seeing it not as a threat, but as an ally that can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both the winning illustrator and author are given more than $600 in books to donate to their local libraries, as well as more than $6,300 in cash. The post Author Ruth Sepety, Illustrator Lane Smith Win UK’s CILIP Carnegie, Greenaway Medals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Teenagers in Worcester, Telford and Cannock will be taking control of their local libraries next month with live performances to re-imagine libraries, storytelling and the place these have in society. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Residents of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana recently voted down a proposal that would have used money currently going to local libraries to build a new prison. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More young people than ever are getting involved in reading schemes at their local libraries,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Wed, 22/06/2011 - 16:03 Campaigners desperate to save their local libraries from closure have been left none the wiser about the circumstances in which culture minister Ed Vaizey would intervene, after the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 20/05/2011 - 08:34 Random House and Bloomsbury have begun "buddying" programmes to support their local libraries and library authorities. More than 20 Random House staff have volunteered to be part of a pilot scheme pioneered by deputy group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]