This week's book censorship news, plus a look at US public libraries declaring themselves upholders of the First Amendment Rights of all. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-10-14 10:40:00 UTC ]
In a predictable—but nevertheless horrifying—extension of the ongoing wave of book bans across the country (not to mention the bomb threats to a children’s hospital for providing gender-affirming healthcare), Motherboard has reported that at least a dozen public libraries across the country have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-30 16:07:29 UTC ]
The anonymous messages come as conservatives wage a culture war over events and books with LGBTQ or racial justice themes. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2022-09-23 21:22:11 UTC ]
What public libraries in flooded regions of Missouri and Kentucky are doing for their communities + how you can support them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-16 13:01:51 UTC ]
The groundbreaking 2022 Urban Library Trauma Study Report looks at trauma, stress, and burnout in public libraries and offer recommendations Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-15 14:17:00 UTC ]
On Saturday, Rogers Communications said it had restored service for the “vast majority” of customers affected by the outage that left many Canadians without access to the internet. “As our services come back online and traffic volumes return to normal, some customers may experience a delay in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-07-09 16:16:23 UTC ]
A candidate for Massachusetts's Secretary of State is traveling to public libraries to secretly video their Pride displays. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-09 14:14:42 UTC ]
The Art of Losing (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by French novelist Alice Zeniter has won the prestigious Dublin Literary Award, a prize which comes with a handsome glass trophy and the world’s largest purse for a single novel published in English—a whopping €100,000. Nominations for the Dublin... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-05-24 16:21:57 UTC ]
Last Thursday's Independent Book Publishers Association's “The Battle for Free Expression: Indie Publishers and Libraries in the Fight Against Censorship.” panel offered insights from digital media, public libraries, academic research, and online education on the rise in book banning. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
New legislation in Kentucky gives complete control of public library board appointments to county judge executives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-04-19 13:08:55 UTC ]
The poll found that 71% of voters oppose efforts to remove books from public libraries, including majorities of voters across party lines. Furthermore, 74% of parents of public school children expressed “a high degree of confidence” in school librarians to make good decisions about which books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
At Public Libraries Online, Jane Pek discusses her debut novel, The Verifiers, which follows Claudia Lin, an amateur sleuth who investigates the potential suitors of lovelorn New Yorkers. “When I read, above all it’s about becoming invested in the character,” Pek explains. “Once I’m invested,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-03-09 21:30:56 UTC ]
US public libraries are more popular than ever, but library workers are mostly not paid a livable wage: new research into library data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-09 11:45:00 UTC ]
Among the most popular books in US public libraries between October and December 2021 were nonfiction about mental health. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-02-04 11:41:00 UTC ]
In a 25-page brief, Maryland lawyers contend that the AAP is seeking to find a copyright violation where none exists, and reiterated their contention that the state has both the authority and a compelling interest to protect public libraries from "unfair" market practices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
Essay Photo by Miko Guziuk / Unsplash In his newest book, What Is American Literature? (Oxford University Press, 2022), award-winning cultural commentator, translator, and editor Ilan Stavans, the publisher of Restless Books and the Lewis-Sebring... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2022-02-02 19:59:22 UTC ]
The pandemic is showing the holes in social safety nets across the U.S., but public libraries aren't the answer to those problems. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-01-12 11:42:00 UTC ]
Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and from 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021, a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries hit the mark. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
In exceeding more than 500 million annual lends for the first time, OverDrive's 2021 figures suggest the pandemic has, as librarians have suggested, raised demand for digital content in public libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
A law forcing publishers in the US and abroad to license e-books to the state's public libraries in the US state of Maryland is expected to come into effect as planned on 1st January 2022 after a court challenge was set for February. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-22 09:32:19 UTC ]