With Congress now on break until September, ALA officials are urging library supporters to keep pressing lawmakers for a pandemic relief package that includes funding for libraries. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners in Scotland are taking legal action in an attempt to keep libraries in Moray... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mike Cole thinks brands should be more like Bill Murray. At the Digiday Publishing Summit on Tuesday, the reddit sales exec urged brands to be flexible and not pass up opportunities to "be awesome." Cole, who believes the legendary comedian can teach brands a thing or two about responding in... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2013-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners have reacted angrily to new government guidance which offers advice for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Neil Gaiman has said that closing libraries is "like stopping vaccinations", and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In mid-September, James Patterson caught booksellers’ attention with something other than his latest bestseller, when he appeared on CBS This Morning and announced that he would give $1 million directly to independent bookstores in the form of grants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Jarvis MP has left his post as shadow libraries minister as the result of a Labour party... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten library services around the country will receive a share of £450,000 designed to help... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a letter it issued Tuesday, the PEN American Center is asking the government to revisit its decision to block Bulgarian-German author Ilija Trojanov from entering the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Reilly said his book on World War II will have 'brand-new information about some very, very fascinating things' and should be released in September 2014. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Public Library recently discovered a treasure trove of video games in its archives created by psychedelic evangelist Timothy Leary. Over 375 floppies (talk about flashbacks) containing a "dozen or so" games developed by the LSD-advocate in the '80s -- some are playable via emulation... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Mexico City librarians from Colombia, Mexico and Spain agreed there remained numerous challenges to libraries offering digital content and lending ebooks. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Bill Bryson calls on publishers to give away ebooks with printed copies in order to tempt readers back to buying physical books. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Some Sheffield libraries could be turned into wine bars or restaurants with a library attached,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bexar County Digital Library doesn't have printed books – instead it lets patrons check out ebooks and audiobooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of Sheffield's libraries could be closed, unless community groups come forward... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prime Minister David Cameron stepped out to support the industry-wide Books Are My Bag campaign... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellen Page is reportedly talking to 20th Century Fox to headline a big-screen adaptation of Greg Rucka's Queen & Country. Could she be the next big comic-book-inspired action star? Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House subcommittee on communications and technology, just made Wednesday's upcoming hearing interesting by publishing a discussion draft of a bill intended to eliminate TV blackouts caused by retransmission consent disputes. The bill, nicknamed... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our “Cut to the Core” columnists talk with the new ALA president, Barbara Stripling, about the library’s role in supporting the Common Core State Standards—and what’s needed from publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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