The St Bride Foundation Library, which dates from 1895 and has a historic collection of printing trade and typographical materials, will open on a limited, paid-for basis only from now on, instead of having weekly opening days for visitors. Meanwhile its library manager, the only member of library staff, has been made redundant. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is giving you one more reason to love libraries. As everyone knows, libraries are cool. They are open to all (even ghosts, according to Ghostbusters), and can beat any Black Friday sale by offering free books on every subject every day (see the Instagram below). And way before WeWork was... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Goldman’s screenplay for The Princess Bride is a perfect example of the old saw “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” The Oscar-winning writer, who died last week at the age of 87, was a master storyteller, and his skills were never sharper than when he was adapting a book... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A third of Essex's libraries could close within the next five years, according to a report released by the county's council. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New World Library cofounder and author of 'Creative Visualization' died on November 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Cuyahoga County Public Library’s writer-in-residence program demonstrates the library’s increasingly critical role in our literary ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Oxford Dictionaries picks a fitting Word of the Year; privacy concerns grow as a shocking new report accuses Facebook of allowing user data to be compromised; and the library world says goodbye to Stan Lee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Great School Libraries Campaign is to embark on a comprehensive survey of UK schools’ library provision in the hope of forcing Ofsted to include it in its assessment criteria. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the headlines this week: Mixed results for libraries at the polls; the battle over Europe's bold open access plan heats up, as AAP and other stakeholders weigh in; and Tim Berners-Lee pushes his plan to save the Internet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new library campaign is launching that, for the first time ever, will see 22 public library authorities joining forces to promote one book across the whole North West region. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Libraries hope to win at the ballot box; NYPL sends a 'powerful' message via its library card design; and a look at how the battle over privacy is shaping up in Congress. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired majority ownership of Brazilian publishing house Companhia das Letras, in which it first acquired a 45% stake in 2012. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's endorsement of a petition fighting to protect libraries by ringfencing government funding has prompted an additional 10,000 signatures to be added in just four days. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Library says it has located a number of the actual books used by Bram Stoker in researching his novel Dracula. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Orwell Foundation will next month launch a prize to celebrate novels or short stories that illuminate social and political themes through the art of narrative. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: Why it's time to end the long-running GSU e-reserves case; uncertainty grows for library ebooks; and a lawsuit over 'Drag Queen Story Time.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a LibScan chart dominated by crime fiction series and Jeff Kinney, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher remains UK library-goers’ detective of choice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH US has combined two of its adult publishing divisions, Random House and Crown, under the leadership of Gina Centrello, president and publisher of Random House (pictured). Crown president and publisher Maya Mavjee will leave the company at the end of the year. David Drake, executive vice... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: On library ebooks, the world is watching; how some university presses are taking control of their ebook sales; and RIP Todd Bol, founder of the Little Free Library movement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello! I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s books newsletter from the L.A. Times. THE BIG STORY Although Susan Orlean is a staff writer for the New Yorker, she lives in Los Angeles part-time, and for the last six years has been writing a book that investigates a mystery many of us... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[caption id="attachment_138663" align="alignright" width="150"] Jessica Pels[/caption] Hearst Magazines announced several changes to its editorial and leadership staff this week, including appointing Jessica Pels, most recently the digital director of Cosmopolitan.com, as editor-in-chief of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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