Okay, look, there’s not much to say about this situation which sees artists pulling their display from a library because the library objected to sexual material in publicly-viewable spaces. In this week of actual library[…]
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Category: Libraries
All Things Libraries
Really, Macmillan…really?
I mean, really? REALLY? It’s not like I have anything to say that my library colleagues have already expressed elsewhere on the Internet, but really? You came to this conclusion after you spoke to library[…]
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A reminder that Banned Books Week also belongs to racists and Nazis, whether we like it or not
I would like to take a moment from relishing in the deliciousness of the orange buffoon’s presidency possibly, hopefully, finally crumbling, to remind myself and everyone else that Banned Books Week is for everyone, even[…]
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Information shouldn’t be limited to library patrons based on format. eBooks belong to all!
There’s not much more that I can say about this topic, other than, though I am a champion of eBooks and other digital media, the Digital Age still frightens me. Whether it’s digital books, comics,[…]
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Comic creators supporting Library Card Sign-Up Month
Oh man, I love this. What I love the most is that I’m seeing this news announced on a pop-comic website like Newsarama, rather than just the library-centric places. Library Card Sign-Up Month is a[…]
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Libraries are helping baby boomers find love. D’awww.
When I was the program coordinator at both a small library and a larger library system, I had the idea of hosting a program to help older adults navigate the online dating world. I drafted[…]
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In the fight for access to eBooks, library supporters will need to pressure the publishers.
When I worked as a staff librarian for OverDrive, news came down from Macmillan that their Tor imprint would be implementing an embargo on library eBooks. Public libraries would not be allowed to purchase eBook[…]
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Judge agrees to hold hateful Iowa man who burned library books live for attention accountable.
This hateful man posted live on Facebook his personal crusade to burn library books for kids and teens. Among the thousands and thousands of children’s and teen’s books in that library that portray straight and[…]
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The hottest thing in libraries since drag queen storytimes…the Charlie Cart!
Okay, that headline is hardly true, as these Charlie Carts cost, oh, ballpark 10 grand, but still, this is big. Big systems such as San Francisco, Cleveland, etc. are implementing these bad boys to provide[…]
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There. I fixed it.
There is a woman out there, sadly residing in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio, who has declared libraries her enemy. Never in my wildest imaginings could I come up with a comic book villain so[…]
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