Fundraiser sends more than 5,000 books to Ethiopia’s largest library
Back in January 2022, a new library was opened Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa. Named Abrehot, which is Amharic for enlightenment, it is largest in the country on a plot 19,000… Read more »
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 year reign
This summer marks The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, who has been on the throne for 70 years, since 1952. As part of the celebrations, The… Read more »
Theories abound after anonymous return of Darwin’s notebooks
“LIBRARIAN – HAPPY EASTER X” Three short words and a sign-off was all took to reopen one of the most intriguing literary mysteries of recent times. Back in November 2000, a… Read more »
“Wot, No Books?” Milton Keynes library saved after protesters check out its entire stock
In the past decade, nearly 800 UK libraries have been forced to close since austerity measures were launched by the Conservative Party in 2010. Public spending cuts continue to bite hard… Read more »
Belgian publisher donates over a thousand books to railway station libraries
While the closure of a publishing house is never something to celebrate, one Belgian company have found a way to extend their legacy: by donating 1,100 books to little free libraries.… Read more »
Tails of the unexpected: Pembrokeshire library offers dog reading sessions
The UK is a nation of dog-lovers, with a PDSA survey estimating 26% of UK adults keep a hound as a pet; that’s around 9.6 million dogs. And with the coronavirus… Read more »
E17 book box stays another day following spruce-up
Difficult to stay positive about the world these days, isn’t it? A whole pandemic, the creeping rise of far-right nationalism, a cost of living crisis unprecedented in modern times, etc.… Read more »
8-year-old author who smuggled his handwritten book into his local library becomes a literary sensation
The next, hottest, must-read author is from Idaho. Dillon Helbig has been on television talking about his Christmas themed, time-travel inspired graphic novel, and his rise to success has been written about by The… Read more »
Rare sculptures by the ‘Bookish Banksy’ are up for auction
It all began back in March 2011 when staff at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh noticed a stunning paper sculpture made from an old book had mysteriously appeared on a table. The… Read more »
Century-old critics consulted; Melville’s mastery mentioned
We were rooting around in the digital archives of the Brooklyn Public Library—an eccentric if benign habit practiced by some ’round these parts—when we came across an intriguing essay concerning… Read more »