Observers in recent years have argued that if public libraries didn’t already exist in America, we wouldn’t be able to invent them. In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, the question now is: Can we reinvent them? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Find out how some libraries are shifting summer reading programs into digital spaces, maintaining their communities, and learning from the process. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-26 10:33:13 UTC ]
As states begin lifting stay-at-home restrictions, public libraries face a wide range of short- and long-term issues. How do we keep library workers safe, and employed? How will buildings be redesigned to support physical distancing? Amid the economic damage wrought by the pandemic, how will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, another critical transformation looms for public libraries. And the American public is counting on librarians to get it right. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
The beginnings of Poems on the UndergroundPoems on the Underground started life in 1986 as an experiment by three friends, me (the writer Judith Chernaik) and the poets Cicely Herbert and Gerard Benson, all of us keen poetry lovers. We persuaded London Underground to post a few poems on its... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-04 14:39:46 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 ]
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 ]
Both Google and Facebook have acted surprisingly quickly to remove disinformation related to the COVID-19 virus over the past few weeks, considering their somewhat mixed track record when it comes to removing hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and trolls related to political campaigns. But experts... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-09 11:45:11 UTC ]
In The Freckle Report 2020, Tim Coates offers a sobering, data-driven view of the state of public libraries in the U.S. and the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
With public libraries closed, the Internet Archive announced an initiative to offer 1.4 million books for free online—reopening a heated copyright debate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-03-30 17:57:54 UTC ]
Shuttering public libraries puts a strain on communities—even if it’s the only way to keep people safe. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2020-03-23 20:35:01 UTC ]
More and more public libraries are temporarily closing shop across the country to limit the spread of coronavirus, but their Wi-Fi can still be a valuable resource for communities, the American Library Association said Monday. Libraries that close should leave their Wi-Fi open to the public... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-23 18:01:46 UTC ]
Why are Chicago Public Library branches still open to the public during this global health crisis? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-19 12:06:40 UTC ]
This morning, both the Chief Librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library and the President of the New York Public Library released statements announcing that they would be cancelling public library programs for the rest of March, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and encourage social... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-12 16:51:47 UTC ]
Minnesota House Republicans threaten to slash funding to public libraries hosting Drag Queen Story Time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-12 10:43:18 UTC ]
The bills propose to give elected parental review boards the power to decide which “age-appropriate" materials can be accessible to minors within a public library, with librarians who don’t comply with the board’s decisions subject to prison time. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has struck a new partnership with public libraries in the UK Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 17:38:06 UTC ]
A proposed law in Missouri would fine, and possibly jail, librarians who provide books to children that a parental board deemed inappropriate, a policy so extreme that it has attracted national attention. House Bill 2044, or “the Parental Oversight of Public Libraries Act,” introduced by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-16 16:35:23 UTC ]
Public Libraries around the world generated a record level of digital content circulation in 2019, providing patrons access to more than 326 million e-books, audiobooks and digital magazines, according to a report by Rakuten OverDrive, a digital distribution vendor for libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England (ACE) could make funding public libraries one of its priorities over the next decade, the organisation’s c.e.o. has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-03 11:55:05 UTC ]