Walsall Council has revealed plans to cut the libraries in the borough from 16 to one in a bid to help make £86m worth of savings, the BBC has reported. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Nike families aren’t happy with this new proposal. Nike announced a new initiative that appeared, on the surface, to improve employees’ lives: It would expand its subsidized on-site daycare program by outsourcing it to a partner called Endeavor Schools, which will run a facility 10 minutes away... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-06-07 12:48:06 UTC ]
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Two industry veterans would like to see Bezos allocate some of her $35 billion in Amazon stock to expand the universe of readers with a national library endowment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Just in time for summer reading, the Los Angeles Times Book Club has chosen "The Library Book" as our first community read and will host a June 25 forum with bestselling author Susan Orlean. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-06 10:00:06 UTC ]
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They meet one Wednesday a month in the wood-paneled boardroom of the art-filled Cerritos Library, with its life-sized replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex and 15,000-gallon saltwater fish tank. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-06 10:00:01 UTC ]
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Just in time for summer reading, the Los Angeles Times Book Club has chosen “The Library Book” as our first community read and will host a June 25 forum with bestselling author Susan Orlean. Join us as we explore Orlean’s bestseller, a whodunit about the mysterious 1986 fire that gutted Los... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-06 10:00:00 UTC ]
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They meet one Wednesday a month in the wood-paneled boardroom of the art-filled Cerritos Library, with its life-sized replica of a Tyrannosaurus rex and 15,000-gallon saltwater fish tank. They are mostly retired and most sincerely avid readers. They are polite and funny and kind. They are... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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International research funder consortium cOAlition S has delayed the start date of Plan S – the controversial initiative which had aimed to make all government-funded research Open Access from January 2020 – by a year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 07:46:23 UTC ]
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New BookNet Canada research indicates that consumers who borrow books from libraries also purchase more books per month than those who don't use libraries. The post Canadian Study: Library Patrons Tell Researchers They Buy More Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-29 03:14:45 UTC ]
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It has been a year of joy mixed with sorrow for Little Free Library, but the Wisconsin nonprofit just keeps growing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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By publishing a real, functional ebook edition of 'The Mueller Report,' the nation's libraries are picking up where the federal government slacked off. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive, including correspondence with authors like J K Rowling, Iain Banks and Ruth Rendell, to the National Library of Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 15:07:11 UTC ]
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media has started Fast Track, a program aimed at helping independent booksellers set up direct order accounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg’s goal to turn TicToc, its 24/7 news brand, into a fully fledged media network is taking shape. Launched on Twitter December 2017, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-21 18:30:13 UTC ]
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"The mission is to live across all platforms that make up someone’s daily news diet," said Jean Ellen Cowgill, md of TicToc. The post Bloomberg’s TicToc plans to launch on OTT streaming services this year appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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Among the week's headlines: Richard Ford is honored by the Library of Congress; Sari Feldman reflects on her career; and the 'random' things you can borrow from a public library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thursday, May 30, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., join Penguin Random House in the Librarians' Lounge (Booth 557) for a meet and greet with some of the publishers' hottest authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor representatives will be on hand in the lounge throughout the show to answer questions about the innovative new program that can help your library can reach more deeply into the community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will host an inaugural library conference, with speakers including Ann Cleeves and Arts Council England c.e.o. Darren Henley. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors will tour independent bookshops, illustrators will create special shop windows and limited edition and early book releases will take place to celebrate this year’s Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pedr ap Llwyd, chief executive and librarian of the National Library of Wales, shares his thoughts on the Welsh book trade and the library's future plans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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