ACE 'astonished' by increase in funding

Publishers funded by the Arts Council have reacted with relief and “delight” that the body’s funding is to be protected in the government’s Spending Review announced today. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#FollowLocalJournalists. That’s the hashtag on a campaign that Twitter is launching today to encourage its users to do just that. According to Sara Fischer, of Axios, in addition to social-media activity, the campaign is running full-page ads in local papers owned by Gannett (including the... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

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Fund These Classroom Libraries to Show Teachers Some Appreciation!

For Teacher Appreciation Week, help fund these classroom library and literacy projects in deserving classrooms! Continue reading at Book Riot

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Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal restructures as ACE awards grant

Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal has restructured after securing its first grant from Arts Council England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Passage of American Rescue Plan Boosts IMLS, Federal Library Funding

The bold $1.9 trillion measure signed into law yesterday includes $200 million in pandemic relief funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest single increase in the agency's history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Springboard: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

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Canadian libraries increasingly scrapping late fees to boost access to services

Long considered a tool to encourage patrons to return materials on time, in the past few years hundreds of public libraries have decided late fees do more harm than good by keeping away low-income and disadvantaged readers. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-02-21 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Shuggie Bain among Scotland Translation Fund recipients

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We Need Diverse Books is partnering with Penguin Random House to establish a Black Creatives Fund.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-17 18:23:38 UTC ]
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WNDB Launches Black Creatives Fund

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Tribune agrees to purchase by hedge fund for $630 million

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Fourth Estate to publish Doerr's 'astonishing' new novel

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ACE makes £152,000 grant for library e-books and audio

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IMLS, NEA, NEH Score Increases in 2021 Budget Bill

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Translation Funding For All Shortlisted Works in 2021

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