Libraries Are More Popular Than Ever and Library Workers Don’t Earn Livable Wages: The State of U.S. Public Libraries

US public libraries are more popular than ever, but library workers are mostly not paid a livable wage: new research into library data. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'

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Graeme Macrae Burnet backs campaign against Scottish library cuts

Man Booker shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet has backed a national campaign against Scottish library cuts, launching today (14th February). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Milo Yiannopoulos publication pushed back three months

Controversial figure Milo Yiannopoulos' book deadline has been pushed back three months so he can discuss the "insanity of the last few weeks" in the title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LUP partners with Littman Library

Liverpool University Press is to be the publishing partner of the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin celebrates 20 years at London Library

Pushkin Press celebrated its 20th anniversary at the London Library, a “particularly appropriate” venue, according to managing director Adam Freundenheim. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riddell calls for probe into school library provision

Children’s laureate Chris Riddell has used the re-launch of the Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to call for a probe into school library provision in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh fears for libraries as councils face £5.8bn funding gap

Fresh fears for the future of libraries have emerged with the revelation that local councils are facing a £5.8bn spending gap by 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Loan Reacher earns sixth year as most borrowed title

The LibScan top 20 may be the only year-end chart not to be conquered by Paula Hawkins, with male-authored crime fiction dominating the list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Irish book community 'dismayed' over library tender

Irish bookselling and literary organisations have protested the passing of a new national library tender for books, 60% of which has been awarded to suppliers outside the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Midwinter 2017: Penguin Random House Announces Library Grant Winners

The awards, first announced last year by the Penguin Random House Foundation, are an effort to support and recognize the work oflibrarians. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plymouth Council releases plan to close 10 libraries

Plymouth City Council, run by a Conservative and UKIP coalition, is proposing to shut 10 of its 17 libraries as part of a cost-saving measure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Wicks's Lean in 15 books earn fattest sales of any British diet plan

In 18 months, the Instagram star’s three titles have sold more books than any other UK weight-loss title since records beganInstagrammer turned publishing sensation Joe Wicks is now the author of the UK’s biggest-selling diet books since records began.The Body Coach’s three Lean in 15 books have... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries minister visits Lancashire over cuts

Libraries minister Rob Wilson met with Lancashire County Council this week as part of an investigation into the council’s controversial plans to close 28 libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers weather wage increases

The majority of booksellers’ profitability has not been hit by the increase in the minimum wage which was implemented in April 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Bone appointed Hay Festival publicity director

Christopher Bone, formerly senior communications manager at FMcM Associates, has been appointed to the new role of publicity director for Hay Festival.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Torfaen libraries threatened with 2.5 day service reduction

Two libraries in Torfaen, Wales, could see their book loan services reduced to just two-and-a-half days per week in order to help make £250,000 worth of savings, the South Wales Argus has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free-speech groups defend publication of Milo Yiannopoulos memoir

In the face of pressure for Simon & Schuster to drop the far-right star’s book Dangerous in the US, campaigners say that stifling him will have ‘a chilling effect’A boycott of far-right controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s publisher Simon & Schuster will have “a chilling effect” on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2016

PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2016, and what they portend for 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New analysis shows extent of England's library book spend drop

Book spend for libraries in England has fallen by £35m since 2005, while book lending to adults and children has declined by 36.5% and 21% respectively in the last five years, new analysis from library campaigner and former Watersones' m.d. Tim Coates has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Heartbreaking' cuts to Swindon library service finalised

Swindon Council's scrutiny committee has passed plans to close two thirds of the town's libraries by the end of August 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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