The Week in Libraries: September 20, 2019

Among the week's headlines: As Banned Books Week kicks off, the DoJ sues Edward Snowden over his just-published memoir; NPR reports on how a Colorado library is seeking to help its local town's news operation; and rave reviews for a new Queens Public Library building, which opens next week. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print sales fall following bumper week

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South Korean Book Sales Plummeted by 20% in 2012

Sales of new books in South Korea fell by 20% in 2012, according to a report from Statistics Korea, a situation that has Han Ki-ho, head of the Korean Publishing Market Research Institute, very concerned. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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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

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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 ]
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Writers condemn "obscene" Scottish library closures

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How to browse the Kindle Lending Library on your PC

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[ PC World | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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 ]
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Scotland's Moray council to close seven libraries

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deary library row continues

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Anger over Deary library views

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Fast Diet tops chart for third week

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Bakewell condemns library closures 'catastrophe'

Broadcaster Joan Bakewell has described library closures in areas including Liverpool and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Deary: "libraries have had their day"

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Authors speak out for National Libraries Day

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Children boost PLR library stats

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Friern Barnet library to be volunteer-run

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Great Book Robbery and the Fate of Palestine’s Private Libraries

In 1948 some 70,000 books were looted from Palestinian libraries by the state of Israel. A new documentary considers their fate and the implications of intellectual occupation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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