The Library of Congress hopes to be and do more for the American people
According to Peggy McGlone at the Washington Post, the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is set for a renovation that for some, might mean a shift in the institution’s… Read more »
The almighty library book selectors
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has 16 selectors and helpers. These 16 people are responsible for choosing the books that get a space on the shelves that will later… Read more »
Dear Dairy: artist makes book out of cheese
Last year we reported on the varied and occasionally distressing objects people used as bookmarks and subsequently returned to public libraries. It was gross. Chief offender among these objects, according… Read more »
Did you celebrate International Book Giving Day or Valentine’s Day on 14th February?
It was impossible to miss Valentine’s Day yesterday, that most romantic of occasions designed to pressure couples into purchasing over-priced gifts and appearing unrealistically loved-up. But did you know it was… Read more »
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library lands in Ireland
Country singer, philanthropist, and actual living legend Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a charity dedicated to giving free books to children, announced this week that she will be expanding the program to… Read more »
World’s most endearing woman returns library book 73 years later
A family of literature lovers committed a library crime—but they were met with an unexpected response. Upon returning a book that was almost 27,000 days overdue, Mora Gregg received interview requests… Read more »
Author Spotlight: Jason Heller organizes a free writer’s retreat
Author spotlight! Jason Heller, author of Strange Stars, worked with Englewood Public Library in Colorado to create a free two day Writer’s Retreat. The purpose of the retreat is to… Read more »
This year’s ALA Midwinter Conference brought all the librarians to Seattle
Last month, over 9,000 librarians convened in Seattle, WA to attend the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. According to Publishers Weekly reporter Andrew Albanese, this year’s attendance jumped an astonishing… Read more »
Starting a reading group doesn’t have to be a nightmare
We’ll all been there: You read a book that blows you away and all you want to do is preach it to everyone you know. It could be a novel… Read more »
Denver Public Library is closing a chapter on overdue book fines
Elizabeth Hernandez of the Denver Post reports that Denver Public Library is allowing library patrons to start fresh with their overdue fines. A news release from the library estimates $474,000 of… Read more »