Distinctive libraries around the world

Posted on 06/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Take a trip around the world, from the comfort of your home, with stories about unusual libraries. Still in the...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Maryland's library e-lending bill has become law

Posted on 06/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The state of Maryland has passed a bill that should boost public libraries’ digital lending abilities. Publishers Weekly reports that...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Publishers Weekly

Check out the Philip Roth Personal Library

Posted on 06/08/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We hope that scholars succeed in convincing author Philip Roth’s executors not to burn his papers. But if they don’t,...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary tourism, The New York Times

Read this post before trying to donate books

Posted on 05/22/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Is spring cleaning in progress or on the radar at your house? If so — and if the bookshelf is...

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Tagged As: Charity, Libraries

Amazon strikes a deal to list ebooks in public libraries

Posted on 05/20/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon Publishing has come to a deal with the Digital Public Library Exchange to put its ebooks into (perhaps obviously)...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Libraries, The Digital Reader

Check out these innovative libraries in China and Rome

Posted on 05/17/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub tipped us off to two futuristic libraries on separate sides of the world. The one in Haikou, China,...

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This man wants all of the summer reading program prizes

Posted on 04/27/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a fun question to ask your local library, next time you’re actually inside: Have they been Yanged? That’s industry...

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Tagged As: Libraries, NPR

Marquette library wants to hear how much you love Tolkien

Posted on 04/09/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sharing your love for an author or book is one of the great perks of being a bookworm. And if...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Libraries

ALA releases the top ten most challenged books of 2020

Posted on 04/05/2021 at 08:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The American Library Association shared its list of 2020’s most frequently challenged books this morning. There were 156 challenges of...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Libraries

Zoning rules that doomed a Little Free Library could be rewritten

Posted on 03/29/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book lovers were outraged to learn that zoning ordinances in Oradell, New Jersey, had caused a homeowner to take down...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub