Tag: Libraries
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100 things schoolchildren will miss without a librarian
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This outstanding visual is a timeless – and complete – list of reasons we should support libraries and librarians.
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How can mobile devices help modern libraries? (infographic)
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The infographic collects quick facts about how smartphones and tablets help enhance library services and create better experience.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are now reading entire novels on Instagram
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Instagram may be the your new book reader, thanks to a new breed of storytelling adapted to an Instagram format.
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The first Night of Bookstores takes place in Poland later this month
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September 20th will be the perfect Friday night for Polish book lovers.
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The best cities in the world for book lovers, according to numbers
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Read on to find out which cities pride themselves on the biggest number of libraries and bookstores per capita, in which libraries loan the most books, and what are some of the most popular libraries in the world.
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Meet the 12-year-old girl who runs a free library in India
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India’s youngest librarian Yashoda D Shenoy strives to give free access to books to children from low-income backgrounds who would otherwise not be able to become members.
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Chanel introduces a library-themed autumn couture collection
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Chanel’s new designer Virginie Viard makes a bookish debut with her library-themed collection that is guaranteed to satisfy every bibliophile.
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Censorship by the numbers (infographic)
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2018 saw an increase in attempts to censor drag queen story hours and LGBTQIA+ programming, as well as challenges to remove access to databases.
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Top most challenged books of 2018 in the United States (infographic)
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George, a children’s novel about a transgender girl, written by Alex Gino, is the most challenged book of 2018.
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Book Bot library robot returns books free of charge in Silicon Valley
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End to overdue library books? A new mobile robot librarian drives around Mountain View and collects books that are due to be returned.
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The clear correlation between libraries and literacy rates (infographic)
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In the United States, as much as 25% of the adult population are considered illiterate. Libraries can can make a huge difference.