Patterson originally announced that he would be donating $1.25 million to school libraries but now he's increasing the amount to $1.5 million. 'I’m blown away by the number of parents and teachers who have shared the urgent needs of their community’s school library,” the author said in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author also recently donated funds for British and Irish schools as well as independent bookstores. 'I hope we’re able to increase awareness about the vital role that school libraries and librarians play in transforming lives and fostering a love for learning,' Patterson said of his new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author also recently donated funds for British and Irish schools as well as independent bookstores. 'I hope we’re able to increase awareness about the vital role that school libraries and librarians play in transforming lives and fostering a love for learning,' Patterson said of his new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of a new initiative designed to raise awareness about the state of school libraries in the U.S., James Patterson announced that he will make a $1.25 million donation to school libraries across the country this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
CILIP Scotland will later this month launch an advocacy strategy for school libraries, pledging to campaign for libraries at national level. In the document, CILIP Scotland pledges to commission research on the impact of school libraries and librarians, provide advice and support to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries remain popular, but the American Library Association's State of American Libraries report also features a sobering message: school libraries have been devastated by budget cuts nationwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has spoken out in defence of school libraries, saying it is "very important... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chain bookstores, indie locations, schools and school libraries are participating all over the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
After banning Ralph Ellison's novel earlier this month, the Randolph County school board voted to bring 'Invisible Man' back to school libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
New! For the July 1, 2013 issue (reservation deadline June 17, 2013): Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection”; but whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect black culture is a part of a librarian’s job, and we wanted to hear... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette, the last holdout among America's "big six" publishers, will make its full ebook catalog available to nonprofit public libraries and school libraries across the nation on May 8th. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
School libraries will be celebrating National Libraries Day with a Guinness World Record attempt... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of close to 150 campaigners is to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the past five years, licensed books and supplemental educational materials have increasingly made their way into school libraries and classrooms. Educators have come to accept that licensed titles are a way to bring in reluctant readers and sustain interest in subjects like math and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
School libraries are being forced to scrape by on ever-decreasing budgets, according to a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 08:05 The Government emphasis on reading for pleasure could be behind an uplift in sales to school libraries, claims bookseller Marilyn Brocklehurst of the Norfolk Children's Book Centre. She said: "The pronouncements by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 05/08/2011 - 08:40 The government's lack of coherent support for school libraries is one of a number of factors contributing to the fall in children's literacy, according to a report by an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education. The report... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 06/06/2011 - 08:59 The outgoing Children's Laureate Anthony Browne has warned society "will pay the price in the long term" for closing school and public libraries. In a letter to his successor, Browne urged them to campaign against their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]