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Study examines how long COVID virus lingers on library materials

Posted on 07/01/2020 at 09:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The reopening of libraries — or the lack thereof — is a highly contentious topic right now. We’re not here...

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Libraries, The Passive Voice

Posted on 06/29/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Find yourself bored while sheltering in place? Or specifically miss volunteering due to in-person restrictions? The Boston Public Library might...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Charity, History, Libraries

Posted on 06/22/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The two men convicted of stealing over $8 million worth of material from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh were sentenced...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Libraries, Scandal

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You probably don’t need a study to know that your local library is seeing more traffic, regardless of whether it’s...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Libraries, NPR

Posted on 06/12/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Our favorite way to get books without leaving home is to buy or check out ebooks. We’ll admit, though, that...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Libraries

Posted on 05/20/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A staple in modern book coverage is the list of what acclaimed authors are reading. We’re soon, though, to have...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Libraries

Posted on 05/04/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers around the world are missing their beloved libraries during the coronavirus pandemic and consequent closures. The New York Public...

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Just for fun, Libraries

Posted on 04/27/2020 at 08:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Talk about finding a silver lining. A library in Suffolk, England, discovered that the outside agency hired to do a...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Libraries

Posted on 04/21/2020 at 09:34 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The American Library Association shared its list of 2019’s most frequently challenged books yesterday. There were 377 challenges of 566...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Libraries

Posted on 04/16/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bookworms across the nation have been sorry to see libraries close while understanding the necessity of it during the pandemic....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Libraries, The New York Times