£1m auction for Kensal Rise Library building

The Kensal Rise Library building is up for auction this month, with a guide price of £1.15m. Although planning permission has been granted to convert the majority of space in the building into flats, it still has a dedicated space on the ground floor earmarked for community use, which the Friends of Kensal Rise Library hope to run as a community library. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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The report, '2020 Public Library Technology Survey,' provides a current, detailed snapshot of how libraries serve as digital equity hubs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Devon libraries reach new audiences with escape room experience

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An App Called Libby and the Surprisingly Big Business of Library E-Books

Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. Continue reading at New Yorker

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Booktopia 'eclipses expectations' as sales rise 35%

Revenue at Australian online book retailer Booktopia Group Limited has grown by 35% this year, soaring to $223.9m (£119m) from last year's $165.7m (£88m) and beating its forecasts for the full year to 30th June 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Granta triumphs in five-way auction for Metcalfe's debut novel

Granta Books has won a five-way auction for Anna Metcalfe’s debut novel, Chrysalis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Daunt reveals sales rise at Barnes and Noble

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New Scottish library strategy aims to put them at heart of pandemic recovery

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The 5 Best Libraries to See in Cambridge

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Yorkshire comic festival launches donation drive for libraries and schools

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