ALA Midwinter 2017: Could ESSA Spark a School Library Renaissance?

The federal education law ESSA, set to take effect this year, would provide critical support for school libraries if allowed to stand by the Trump administration. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson does it again: more school library donations

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 at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson donates more than $1 million to school libraries (+video)

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 at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson donates more than $1 million to school libraries

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 at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson to fund school libraries in the US

After funding school libraries in the UK via a World Book Day award, author James Patterson is launching a similar scheme in the US. The author is donating $250,000 (£165,527) to American school libraries through a grant programme administered by Scholastic Reading Club, a division of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Midwinter Meeting Kicks Off in Chicago

The main conference program kicks off this afternoon with the popular Exhibits Roundtable/Booklist Author Forum, followed by an opening reception in the exhibit hall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scotland school libraries campaign from CILIP

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson backs prize to fund school libraries

Author James Patterson is donating £50,000 to a new prize that will fund school libraries. The World Book Day Award, launched today (9th January), offers schools in the UK and Ireland the chance to win money to buy books from local bookshops to stock their libraries. Six lump sums are on up for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Falkirk looks to scrap school library service

Scotland's Falkirk council is consulting on cuts to its school library service (SLS) which managers say would wipe out the service. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Open Access Save the Scholarly Monograph? ALA Midwinter Spotlight

Scholarly monographs, long the gold standard for scholars in the humanities and social sciences, have been in a downward spiral for some time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Build The City: ALA Midwinter Spotlight

In a popular post last month on Motherlode, the New York Times's parenting blog, Luisa Colón made a surprising admission: she doesn’t like to take her kids to the library anymore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russell Brand: 'schools without libraries are a disgrace'

Russell Brand described schools without a library as a "disgrace", and said public libraries closures were driven by a "fundamentalist philosophy of profit", in an entertaining and enthusiastically received Reading Agency Lecture last night (Tuesday 25th November). The comedian and author told... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic Con 2014: Trajectory, Diamond Target Schools, Libraries

Trajectory and Diamond Comics Distributors announced an initiative at New York Comic Con to provide an expanded catalogue of digital comics and graphic novels to schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Awards 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries

Michigan’s Ypsilanti District Library and Montana’s Lewis & Clark Library were both awarded 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries at the recent American Library Association convention in Las Vegas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Support for statutory school libraries grows

Authors, librarians and trade bodies have spoken out in support of the campaign to make school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Summit Under Way at Library of Congress

ALA executive director Keith Fiels told PW the event was designed to help "get in front of things that might affect libraries in the long term.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman: 'every school should have a good library'

Philip Pullman has spoken out in defence of school libraries, saying it is "very important... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Midwinter 2014: Abrams Gets in the E-book Game

Digital versions will be available simultaneously with the release of print editions. Libraries can license the titles for a one-year period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Midwinter 2014: On E-books, Librarians Urged to Think Bigger (and Smaller)

At ALA Midwinter 2014, librarians were urged not to be satisfied by recent ebook developments, and to look more deeply at their digital future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Midwinter 2014: A Cold, Quiet Start in Philadelphia

Fresh on the heels of a major snowstorm and with temperatures lingering in the teens, travel snarls contributed to a lightly attended opening night reception on the exhibit floor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Invisible Man' is banned from libraries in a North Carolina school district

The Randolph County Board of Education recently voted to ban Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel from libraries. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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