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'

[ Book Riot | 2021-05-03 10:42:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #classroom libraries #classroom library #libraries

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Fund These Classroom Libraries to Show Teachers Some Appreciation!'


Digital publications to head to deposit libraries

New regulations coming into force tomorrow [6th April] will mean that publishers will have to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital publications


Welsh libraries to receive £1m boost

A group of libraries in Wales is set to receive a boost of £1m to help modernise their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #welsh libraries


Petition opposes Sheffield library cuts

Proposed cuts to Sheffield’s libraries will be debated in the city after 10,000 people... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #proposed cuts


Librii: A New Kind Of Digital Library For The Developing World

This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #educational programs


Sieghart recommends free, remote e-lending for libraries

The Government-commissioned report into library e-lending has set out the principle that e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #remote e-lending #government-commissioned report #library e-lending


Firefighters tackle library blaze

A library in south London has been hit by a fire, with more than 100 firefighters tackling the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #south london


Google Chairman Advocates 'Digital Fund' for UK Newspapers

Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, has said that the internet giant is willing to launch a similar "digital publishing innovation fund" in the UK to the one it launched in France last month. When asked by the Guardian&rsquo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #uk newspapers #eric schmidt #executive chairman


Wiley announces 'Digital Classroom'

John Wiley has launched subscription e-learning resource www.digitalclassroom.com, combining... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital classroom #john wiley


'Persepolis' removal from some Chicago classrooms prompts protests

Teachers and students first believed the acclaimed graphic novel was being taken out of all classrooms and libraries, but Chicago Public Schools staff say it's only being taken out of seventh-grade classrooms. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #acclaimed graphic


Kobo funds Curtis Brown writing course scholarships

Kobo and Curtis Brown have teamed up to create free scholarships for the Curtis Brown Creative... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #curtis brown


Google Launches French Media Fund

Google will launch an $81 million (€60 million) Digital Publishing Innovation Fund to assist French news organizations with their efforts to move their content online and to increase advertising revenues. President Francois Hollande an ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #innovation fund #content online


Saving and Translating Timbuktu’s Ancient Libraries

A secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in Tumbuktu's ancient libraries from destruction by militants. Now they are being translated and published. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


BBC sidelines Review Show

The BBC's flagship arts and culture programme, "The Review Show", is being cut from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #culture programme #review show


Bushell hosts Litopia show

Controversial DJ and journalist Garry Bushell is to broadcast a new series via Radio Litopia, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Best-selling Author: "Public Libraries Deprive Writers Of Royalties"

"Horrible Histories" author Terry Deary told a newspaper that public libraries are a drain on government resources that deprive authors of royalty checks. Best-selling childrens' book author Terry Deary has become the first major writer to speak up against the concept of public libraries. In... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #alison flood #book industry #read books


Writers condemn "obscene" Scottish library closures

Writers have condemned the decision by a Scottish council to close seven of its 15 libraries and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Faber to publish 'shocking' teacher tale

Faber is preparing to publish a novel it has dubbed a "hand grenade tossed into the heart of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


How to browse the Kindle Lending Library on your PC

Finally, a way to browse the Kindle Lending Library in your browser. As an avid reader, and an especially big fan of ebooks, I thought subscribing to Amazon Prime seemed like a good idea. After all, the $79/year membership lets you check out one ebook per month from the Kindle Lending Library,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #web browser #amazon prime #avid reader #big fan #good idea #direct link #lending library


Bestselling author riles many, calling libraries 'no longer relevant'

British writer Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories' children's series, says that libraries have 'had their day' and that there is no 'entitlement to read books for free.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #horrible histories #read books


Scotland's Moray council to close seven libraries

The Moray Council in Scotland has announced the closure of seven libraries as it looks to make... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |