School Librarians Must Treat the Fight for Their Future Like the Political Campaign It Is

The time has come for school librarians and their allies to abandon their traditional advocacy toolkits and to act boldly to secure the future of the profession. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT and Morrisons give free books to school children for World Book Day

The National Literary Trust and the Morrisons Foundation will donate more than 7,300 brand new books to primary schools across the UK to mark World Book Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rosen, Cowell and Baddiel join Hay Festival schools programme

Michael Rosen, Cressida Cowell and David Baddiel are among the children’s writers taking part in Hay Festival’s 2019 schools programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school basketball: California regional results and updated pairings

BOYS BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL OPEN DIVISION Regional quarterfinals, Wednesday Sierra Canyon 82, San Diego Torrey Pines 38 Westchester 74, Rancho Christian 57 Mater Dei 68, Bishop Montgomery 53 Corona Centennial 76, Fairfax 75 Regional semifinals, Saturday, 6 p.m. #4 Westchester at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school basketball: Saturday's City championship results

CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Boys' Open Division: Fairfax 60, Westchester 53 Boys' Division I: Granada Hills 71, Los Angeles University 54 Girls' Open Division: Granada Hills 59, Westchester 49 Girls' Division I: Palisades 57, Carson 54 (OT) Sign up for our daily sports newsletter » Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Myriad Futures of Libraries

There shouldn’t be some grand, exalted vision of the library's future, writes University of Washington iSchool professor Joe Janes—there should be lots of them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador lands 'magnificent' Wood novel set in Bauhaus art school

Picador has acquired a “magnificent” new novel by Naomi Wood set in Germany’s Bauhaus art school. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: Saturday's City semifinal results and championship schedule

CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION Championship semifinals, Saturday Fairfax 84, Washington 74 Westchester 69, Birmingham 53 Fifth-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #7 El Camino Real at #4 Taft Third-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #5 Washington at #3 Birmingham Championship, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at Los... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: City playoff results and pairings

OPEN DIVISION Championship semifinals, Saturday at Venice #5 Washington vs. #1 Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. #3 Birmingham vs. #2 Westchester, 5:30 p.m. Fifth-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #7 El Camino Real at #4 Taft Notes: Third-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Championship: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at Los Angeles... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: Wednesday's City playoff result and updated pairings

CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION Championship semifinals, Saturday at Venice #5 Washington vs. #1 Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. #3 Birmingham vs. #2 Westchester, 5:30 p.m. Fifth-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #7 El Camino Real at #4 Taft Notes: Third-place game, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Championship: Feb. 23, 7:30... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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She saw the world to come: ‘Future Shock’ co-author Heidi Toffler dies at 89

The Digital Age was still off in the distance when “Future Shock” arrived in America’s bookstores, offering readers a sobering forecast of a future where change and information would be arriving at such a dizzying pace that humankind would be overwhelmed. As the book became a global bestseller... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: Tuesday's City playoff results and updated pairings

CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION Consolation semifinals, Tuesday Taft 67, Narbonne 56 El Camino Real 63, Gardena 55 Championship semifinals, Saturday at Venice #5 Washington vs. #1 Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. #3 Birmingham vs. #2 Westchester, 5:30 p.m. Fifth-place game, Feb. 19, 7 p.m. #7 El Camino... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama, Rooney and Secret Barrister campaigns triumph at PPC Awards

Campaigns for titles by Sally Rooney, The Secret Barrister and Michelle Obama were among the winners at the Publisher’s Publicity Circle Annual Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Trump Aide Sues President for Allegedly Using Campaign NDA to Exact Retribution for Tell-All Book

Former White House communications aide and new member of the Trump White House tell-all book club Cliff Sims is suing President Trump for his attempts to enforce a nondisclosure agreement signed by Sims—and many others—when he worked for the Trump presidential campaign. Sims, the New York Times... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: City playoff result and pairings

OPEN DIVISION Consolation semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #8 Narbonne at #4 Taft #7 El Camino Real at #6 Gardena Championship semifinals, Saturday at Venice #5 Washington vs. #1 Fairfax, 7:30 p.m. #3 Birmingham vs. #2 Westchester, 5:30 p.m. Notes: Third- and fifth-place games, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High school boys' basketball: Friday's City playoff results and updated pairings

CITY BOYS' BASKETBALL OPEN DIVISION First round, Friday Fairfax 79, Narbonne 59 Washington 58, Taft 51 Birmingham 66, Gardena 60 Westchester 81, El Camino Real 48 Consolation semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #8 Narbonne at #4 Taft #7 El Camino Real at #6 Gardena Championship semifinals, Feb. 16, 5:30... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wrexham considers relocating libraries to schools

Wrexham Council is reviewing the future of its library service for the second time in five years and could relocate them to schools to save money. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The future’s Bright for educational firm after curriculum shake-up

After initiating a backlist refresh—one which was necessitated in order to reflect curriculum changes—Bright Red is looking forward to its second decade of educational publishing with optimism. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fight club

Philip Jones reflects on the challenges facing independent publishers, and how they are adapting to overcome them.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northern writers celebrated in Read Regional campaign

New Writing North, the literature development agency for the North of England, has released its list of ‘12 new books by northern writers you must read in 2019’, part of the Read Regional campaign that it began in 2008. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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