As it did last year, the Trump administration has once again proposed the permanent elimination of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, as well as the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The School Library Data Group (SLDG), a sub-group of the Great School Libraries Campaign, has received a grant from the Foyle Foundation to undertake a major survey of UK school library provision. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A petition calling to protect libraries by "ringfencing government funding" has gained more than 5,000 signatures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg published an eyebrow-raising report Thursday night about a draft proposal being prepared by the Trump administration that would subsidize the coal industry in part by invoking a Cold War-era law intended for use in national security emergencies: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Endowments of the Arts (NEA) and Humanities (NEH), along with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will continue to receive funding. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W F Howes has bought exclusive rights to sell the audiobook of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff into libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library campaigners are jubilant after the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged £40,000 to help reopen Cricklewood Library after it was closed by Brent Council in 2011. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The NEA has issued 1,195 new grants, totaling $84.06 million, to arts organizations across the country. The awards come as the organization faces the prospect of being eliminated under the White House's proposed budget. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hay Festival has agreed to continue to fund part of Hay-on-Wye Library’s operating costs offering a “short-term fix for a long-term problem". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Corporate Committee for Library Investment expands an effort that began last week with a letter to Congress from eight publishers and library vendors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a goal of getting South African authors' work to the country's readers, the African Book Trust is working to donate bookjs to library collections. The post African Book Trust Raise Funds for South Africa’s Library Collections appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The politically beleaguered National Endowment for the Humanities has granted $195,000 to the Ransom Center at the University of Texas to catalog and digitize the archives of free speech organization PEN International. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts Council England and the Culture Department have revealed the recipients of the £3.9m Libraries Fund announced as part of the Libraries Ambition document. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a statement, the American Library Association called Trump's proposal to effectively eliminate all federal library funding "counterproductive and short-sighted," and vowed to fight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poets and activists have organized a vigil and reading protesting President Donald J. Trump's proposed budget cuts to, or elimination of, the National Endowment of the Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is funding a legal challenge against US president Donald Trump's controversial "travel ban" on behalf of its employees in the US and around the world who could be affected. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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The long-awaited Ambition report for Public Libraries has been published, urging local authorities to use libraries to deliver other public services such as health, with the help of a £4m dedicated fund. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association holds its third Sharjah conference for library professionals in the Arab world, cautiously worried at the US election news while pressing a transformative agenda. The post At Sharjah, a Trump-Wary ALA Promotes ‘Libraries Transform’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries will be affected by changes to Arts Council England’s (ACE) three funding streams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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