April 13, 2017

Back in 2015, Julia Fleischaker and Kirsten Reach wrote about the bombing of Mosul Public Library in Iraq. It was once a centre of knowledge and a symbol of cultural… Read more »

Libraries & librarians

Brooklyn Library names Mary Mattingly as 2020's Artist in Residence — Amelia Stymacks
Abe announces most expensive book sales of 2019; Abe wins — Tom Clayton
773 UK libraries have closed in last decade — Amelia Stymacks
LGBTQ friendly book removed from library for fear of turning children gay — Nikki Griffiths

This company makes it easier to pull a quote out of context and put it on a shitty stock photo

Peter Clark

I generally don’t mind when someone shares a favorite quote on social media. I get it: you’re reading, you find something you like, and the urge to connect with your… Read more »

“Burlesque dance with a nerdy twist”? Sure!

Tampa arts nonprofit Wordier Than Thou is presenting its fourth “Banned Books Burlesque” to celebrate National Library Week. For the Tampa Bay Times, Paul Guzzo reports that this year’s “syllabus” is… Read more »

Students need a reason to read like a principal needs a pie to the face

Chad Felix

Pieing (n): An instance of throwing a pie at someone, most prominently a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest. Hello! It is I, the… Read more »

Melville House Books

Let it be a book, rising from the ashes

Nikki Griffiths

This company makes it easier to pull a quote out of context and put it on a shitty stock photo

Peter Clark

“Burlesque dance with a nerdy twist”? Sure!

Taylor Sperry

Students need a reason to read like a principal needs a pie to the face

Chad Felix