Deputy Chief Crighton is a worried man. He had been called by publisher Jefferson Judd earlier in the day. Judd told him that his estranged wife, Cora, had visited him the previous night and demanded money from him. On Judd’s refusal (he feels that she would spend it on her drug addiction), she had threatened … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Follow this Fair Corpse by Laurence Dwight Smith (1941)→| a hot cup of pleasure
Inspector Dew of Barshire is told by the Chief Constable that Scotland Yard had contacted him regarding an Irish national, Desmond O’Neill whom they suspect of spying and passing information to the Germans. The Yard had been following O’Neill, but then they lost trace of him. His last known whereabouts were Canford Grange, the estate … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Who Died at the Grange? by Michael Halliday (1942)→| a hot cup of pleasure
Artist John Lumsden is found dead in his studio. The disarray in the studio shows that Lumsden had put up quite a fight before being strangled to death. Enter Scotland Yard detective Charles Blair with Sergeant Harry Dawson. Detectives, according to the author, are of various types: There were jocular detectives, and grim detectives, and … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Frame-Up by Andrew Garve (1964)→| a hot cup of pleasure
Time to wind up the book. The last grouping begins with Ernest Bramah’s The Malignity of the Depraved Ming-Shu Rears its Offensive Head which is an extract from his book Kai Lung Unrolls His …| a hot cup of pleasure
On Friday, August 29, the Kansas Book Festival hosted four librarians from under-resourced Kansas libraries at the State Library of Kansas, awarding grants to support proposed enhancements. Five grant-winning projects were selected in all, from a pool of 40 proposals, and the donated funds will bring improvements to school or public libraries in Bird City (far NW Kansas), Delphos (north of Salina), Hoisington (north of Great Bend), Eureka (east of El Dorado), and Wichita. With those grants, t...| Kansas Book Festival
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If you love reading, you must add these enchanting Leeds libraries to your bookish bucket...| Third Eye Traveller
A reconstituted State Library Board held its first meeting this week after a Republican-sponsored state law required the removal and replacement of the previous members.| Arkansas Times
Welcome to this week’s Stacking the Shelves post. STS is hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality and details are on her blog as well as a huge amount of book reviews. Why not visit her blog if y…| Wicked Witch's Blog
Along with booksellers, these individuals are often responsible for helping more folks fall in love with reading. And did you know that indie bookshops and libraries often collaborate with each other? The post Building Community: How Independent Bookshops and Public Libraries Work Together appeared first on Libro.fm Audiobooks.| Libro.fm Audiobooks
Cuts are already limiting Mass. residents’ access to research and educational tools, but there is still time to oppose them.| The Shoestring
A screenshot on social media shows Amazon customer service confirming that distribution to public libraries is okay.| Jane Friedman
This is not the first time I’ve commented on book banning in this country and my frustration with this insanity. Trying to change history or pretending that current events are not occurring by bann…| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
You don’t forget the sound of a body falling from a great height. First there’s the shuddering impact itself, then, almost instantaneously, startled cries from people nearby. There’s a moment you think what has happened isn’t true, and your reflexes want you to laugh at what you thought it was, what you were wrong about,… The post Millennium Library/Community Connections Space first appeared on CCPA. The post Millennium Library/Community Connections Space appeared first on CCPA.| CCPA
Articles from Library Trends (Volume 73, Number 4; May 2025) were posted online today via Project Muse. Note: Articles from Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics, Part I are available here. Direct to Articles: Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics, Part II Introduction to Generative AI and Libraries: Applications and Ethics, Part II […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From CNI: We invite you to explore the summer 2025 edition of CNI’s Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series. This collection comprises contributions covering a range of topics, including open infrastructure, digital literacy, identity management, and more. Several sessions report on community-driven efforts to examine how emerging technologies and external pressures are shaping the research and higher education ecosystem. […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The Internet's big lie is "we respect your privacy". Thanks to cookie banners and such things, the Internet tells us this so many times a day that we ignore all the evidence to the contrary. Sure, there are a lot of people who care about our privacy, but they're often letting others violate our privacy without even knowing it. Sometimes this just means that they are trying to be careful with our "PII". And guess what? You know those cookies you're constantly blocking or accepting? Advertisers...| Go To Hellman
A new K–5 program to develop physical literacy, build skills and make movement fun for every child — in schools and in the community. Introducing the New HiveclassPE elementary curriculum! We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of our K–5 Physical Education Curriculum, designed to help students build essential movement skills, stay active throughout the […] The post Big moves for little learners: Hiveclass launches NEW K–5 PE curriculum appeared first on Hiveclass.| Hiveclass
Our annual recommendations offer ways to recharge, make the most of the season, and come back ready to fight for progress. The post 18 Things to Do for Yourself, Wildlife, and the Planet Before Summer’s End appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
….and the firelight flickering in the hearth brought back dreams that could have hurt because they were all of a happiness that was finished irrevocably, once and for all. Susan Laird, who lost her husband, Phil, an RAF pilot, during an air-raid, now lives for her son Buster, born after his father’s death, and her … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: With Willing Hands by Diana Ridley (1945)→| a hot cup of pleasure
In Vicki Baum’s novel, we see post-WWI Germany facing economic decline. The upper class is slowly coming down, the working class is almost out on the streets. The novel opens in a house shared by two such families: the Burthes and the Schliepkes. Geheimart Burthe lives with his wife, his daughter Charlotte, and his son, … Continue reading #WIT #Classics Club: Feme/ Secret Sentence by Vicki Baum (1926)→| a hot cup of pleasure
On to the last part of the book: the authors who saw both the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. There are 39 authors in this section, so I have divided it into two parts. We begin with Ouida,…| a hot cup of pleasure
As a reading lover, there’s nothing I love more than visiting libraries and bookshops when...| Third Eye Traveller
As I prepare to step away for my second maternity leave, which will begin in a few weeks, I find myself reflecting on what it was like to return to work after my first, an experience that began in …| BizLibratory: Academic Business Librarianship, Instruction, research strategi...
‘Before there’s a problem, let’s fix it.’| www.the74million.org
Here’s the Full Text of the Launch Announcement From the BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance): In partnership with seven Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The second collection is centered […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Hyperlinked books and other interconnected information—imagine the AI potential of a truly trustworthy national digital library system. But beware if you want AI companies to be part of the effort. So far they’ve balked at the idea of using only trustworthy content. That was one of the most important points that Tony Marx, President of […]|
Introduction Community college libraries and public libraries play a vital role in bridging the digital divide by providing equitable access to| Ithaka S+R
Readers of this blog don’t need to be told that copyright is a cornerstone of library practice—shaping what we can … More| Copyright Literacy
Thank you to Eleanor (here and here) and Skai for posting about their recent library reading. On a brief trip to Tilehurst last week for a podiatry consultation, I popped into its library (part of Reading Borough, where I’ve lived at various points) and liked how they designated subgenres with 3D paper letter names above […]| Bookish Beck
Last Year, I started this mammoth book and even posted about it. Everything was proceeding to plan when I ran across a novelette by Benjamin Disraeli. Seriously, what is a 70+ pages work doing in an anthology of short stories? On top of that, the satire failed to work for me. The long and short … Continue reading SSW: Great English Short Stories (ed) Reginald Hargreaves and Lewis Melville (1930) – Part III→| a hot cup of pleasure
John Horton is a mild-mannered small-time businessman stuck in a bad marriage. His wife, Ethel, spends more time with artistic ‘modern’ young men who John finds utterly vapid. There are…| a hot cup of pleasure
In July, School Library Journal (SLJ) underwent major leadership changes as parent company Media Source, Inc. (MSI) laid off Editor in Chief Kathy Ishizuka and Group Publisher Rebecca T. Miller without public explanation. MSI says the move supports efforts to strengthen library visibility and impact. As the new school year begins, educators and librarians are watching closely to see how these changes will affect SLJ’s trusted content, advocacy, and professional support.| From The Mixed Up Files
“People want libraries, and they want the services that libraries provide. That's universal.”| EdSurge
I will be attending Seattle Worldcon 2025 from August 13-17! For those attending, I’d love to see you at any of my panels: Diagnosing Your Characters, Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm When Everything Has Ri…| Clara Ward
“It’s our entire book collection,” said Amy Mikel of Brooklyn Public Library’s national e-lending program for young readers, Books UnBanned. “Half a ...| EdSurge Articles
“The future of libraries, education, access, and representation is at stake,” argues one advocate who opposes book bans.| EdSurge Articles
According to the Brooklyn Public Library, these titles can help you understand how we got here| Electric Literature
Whether you're part of an elementary school, high school, college, or university, your library provides a vital service, and its online presence is an integral part of that. Find out the 5 essential features of high-quality library websites, and explore 8 examples from primary school to university level. ...| The Edublogger
The legislative split varied widely among states.| www.the74million.org
Uncover the rich history of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, a treasure trove of knowledge and culture since its founding in 1368. History of the Bibliothèque National de France (French National Library) on Culture Travel| Culture Travel
Hiveclass is proud to announce a new partnership that brings high-quality early childhood education directly to libraries and communities everywhere. We’re now the official reseller of Playgarden Online, a beloved preschool program based in New York City that has helped children thrive for nearly two decades. Playgarden Online specializes in Kindergarten readiness and is trusted […] The post Hiveclass + Playgarden Online: Expanding access to award-winning preschool education appeared firs...| Hiveclass
Living on the moors, the Woodrows are a strange family. The paterfamilias feels a great wrong was done to him by the world when his father was hanged for being a traitor during WWI. With his wife, he tries to prove his father’s innocence but when all their efforts come to naught, he withdraws from … Continue reading Mass Murder: The Survivors by Anne Edwards (1968)→| a hot cup of pleasure
“Thinke upon me as long as it is pleasant and convenient to you to doe so, and afterwards forget me…” Lawyer William Hunt is enjoying his evening when he gets a call from Celia St…| a hot cup of pleasure
(originally published in The Chattanooga times Free Press) Public libraries are huge community assets. They not only house books, but provide educational programs, arts classes, computer access, archives, and more. Even in my childhood in Bermuda in the 1960s, the library was growing into an island asset. No wonder my grandmother donated her Encyclopedia Britannica … Continue reading Libraries are treasures, don’t put them at risk – by Deborah Levine→ The post Libraries are treasures,...| ADR
When books themselves come under assault, public read-outs give new voice to the choir of believers. A note from the nation’s capital during Banned Books Week. The post Reading Banned Books Out Loud appeared first on Our Towns.| Our Towns
From the Joint Statement (via The Scholarly Kitchen): This year has brought unprecedented challenges to the U.S. research enterprise – sweeping federal funding cuts, capricious reductions in the federal workforce, and destabilizing attacks on universities, laboratories, and federal research agencies. More than simply a policy shift, these actions adversely affect America’s scientific enterprise and will […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From a Computers in Libraries Article by Michael Blackwell, Jennie Rose Halperin, Catherine Mason, and Carmi Parker: In 2018, Rebecca Giblin and her colleagues created the E-lending Project, measuring in various studies the availability, license terms, and prices of digital titles in Australia. Additionally, using one library vendor, it internationally compared digital findings to print in […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Ed. Note: Many thanks to Sage for honoring our request and removing the paywall to this article. Title Citizen Science In Libraries Worldwide: A Systematic Review Authors Dolores Mumelaš National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Ivana Matijević National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Tomislav Ivanjko National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Source Journal of Librarianship […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
“The library can be a great refuge, if you will, for people who are questioning.” ~ Diane Kresh What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity? Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass […]| Listening to the Universe
In this post, five academic librarians share why they get so much value from PressReader at their respective institutions.| blog.pressreader.com
Leicester’s Labour-run city council are intent on gutting our public services; and our council are presently going through the final stages of a so-called consultation on their planned destruction …| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
In May 2025, Connecticut’s legislature passed landmark legislation to address restrictive ebook licensing practices that limit libraries’ ability to serve the public. It aims to ensure ebook licens…| Authors Alliance
The Wadena City Library summer reading program kicked off June 2 with The Oz Bros. cosplayers as the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow, who enlisted others for the other roles in the beloved classic.| Wadena Pioneer Journal
Thanks, as always, to Eleanor for her multiple posts about her recent library reading. Marcie has been taking part in the Toronto Public Library reading challenge Bingo card. I enjoyed seeing in Molly Wizenberg’s latest Substack that she and her child are both doing the Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo. I’ve never joined my library […]| Bookish Beck
Mary and William have never known their father. However, it has never bothered them. The two are extremely self-contained and close to each other. When William is three and Mary a year older, their…| a hot cup of pleasure
Research support staff: Take this quick tour of the SWHID to learn how to explain research software identification to end-users effectively.| Software Heritage
It's not just what's inside that matters, but the historical conditions that made it possible for a book to matter at all.| Analysis Archives – The Independent
Four public school librarians and two experts said Scholastic's reversal on making diverse books optional is a step in the right direction.| Education Week
Introduction Community college and public libraries both serve overlapping populations—including students, job seekers, adult learners, ESL learners, and How can public and academic libraries collaborate to better serve their communities? Read a case study of a joint-use library partnership at Chatham Community Library.| Ithaka S+R
Discover why diverse perspectives are important in academic studies and how academic libraries can ensure their students have access to them.| blog.pressreader.com
On April 2, Leicester’s Labour-led council opened a CONsultation on their plans to cut funding for our libraries and community centres “by up to £2.1million.” And while the results of the consultat…| Thoughts of a Leicester Socialist
Surrey Libraires is holding a Taster Week at Epsom Library to celebrate the completion of its extensive refurbishment. Running from Monday 16 – Saturday 21 June, the week will offer a variety of ac…| Surrey News
School is out for the summer, and the kids are finally able to sleep in, play outdoors more, and take a break from homework. While the free time is enjoyable, kids often turn to screens or other activities and let their reading skills slide while on summer break. How can you stop the “summer slide”| Family Times
The article linked below was published today (June 16, 2025) by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Prospects of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Academic Library Search and Retrieval Authors Ravi Varma Kumar Bevara Department of Information Science, University of North Texas Brady D. Lund Department of Information Science, University of North Texas Nishith Reddy […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
As US federal policy on indirect costs remains uncertain, the Joint Associations Group seeks input on two proposed models. Learn about the models and implications for library funding and publishers.| The Scholarly Kitchen
Legal scholar and research librarian Latia Ward explains why changes to ADA Title II matter to all libraries -- and offers recommendations.| The Scholarly Kitchen
The article linked below was recently published by Communications in Information Literacy. Title What Language Are We Speaking?: Marketing Information Literacy on University Library Websites Author Aleksandar Golijanin York University Source Communications in Information Literacy Vol. 19, No. 1, 2025 DOI: Abstract This study investigates how Canadian university libraries communicate information literacy (IL) to non-library […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the Associated Press: Nearly one million books published as early as the 15th century — and in 254 languages — are part of a Harvard University collection being released to AI researchers Thursday. Also coming soon are troves of old newspapers and government documents held by Boston’s public library. [Clip] “It is a prudent […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From an ACRL Announcement: ACRL announces the publication of The Open Science Cookbook, edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Griego, and Lencia McKee, a collection of lesson plans and activities for supporting openly accessible, reproducible research. [Clip] The Open Science Cookbook provides a wide variety of lesson plans and learning activities for supporting […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
This is an incomplete thought that I bounced off of Andromeda and Kristin recently. It’s incomplete because (a) I don’t do this kind of instruction [deliberately] (b) I know the answer is no for a variety of reasons at least for now (c) my ability to write long form of late in the face of […]| Hedgehog Librarian
Cue (the 1970s): Nervous young candidate for a job teaching music steps out of her dad’s car—she doesn’t own a car, yet–in a small Michigan town on the rural outer ring surrounding Detroit, where little villages are interspersed with working farmland. The town is charming, full of old houses and 19th century buildings. The principal […]| Teacher in a strange land
In this project, we examine the national landscape of access to legal information in prisons, with a particular focus on how law librarians facilitate and mediate that access. Our report aims to shed light on this key group of actors: documenting how law librarians work to support meaningful access to the courts behind bars, how services vary across states, and what barriers limit their ability to assist incarcerated patrons.| Ithaka S+R
Everybody loves an awards ceremony. And if movies can have the Oscars, Broadway theater can have the Tonys, and comics can have, uh, the Eisner Awards, why should manga feel left out! And, later this summer, the organizers of New York City's Anime NYC convention will be holding a gala awards ceremony for the English-speaking| Anime and Manga Studies
It’s Saturday which means that it’s time for this week’s Stacking the Shelves post. STS is a meme hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality and details are on her blog as well as a hug…| Wicked Witch's Blog
Changes in Library of Congress' leadership could have profound impacts on copyright and intellectual freedom| The Scholarly Kitchen
Libraries are considered safe places, secure places to read and meet diverse (but sometimes like-minded) people who celebrate literacy by expanding different […]| Social Science Space
A library that has been on my bucket list for some time now is the Kačina Castle Library in the Czech Republic. There are plenty of incredible libraries to visit in Prague, but Kačina’s looks| Third Eye Traveller
Don't miss out on a summer full of books and prizes with the Indianapolis Public Library Summer Reading Program! Registration opens May 1.| indywithkids.com
The Library Hub Weybridge will be opening its doors in Summer 2025, and residents will have an opportunity to have a preview of what’s planned at a resident engagement event on Friday 6 June betwee…| Surrey News
Stuart Kells The State Library of Victoria, founded in 1854, is one of the most visited libraries in the world. And right now it is in the middle of a crisis. Leading Australian authors such as Grace Yee, Michelle de Kretser and Tony Birch have resolved to no longer work with the library – unless... Read More| Library Planet
As my two youngest children get ready for college in the fall and we look at their lists of required textbooks, I’ve been reflecting on self-guided learning, both in my family and at Automatt…| Karen Alma
To further examine and develop effective strategies to foster college fluency, Ithaka S+R and BMCC have collaborated on the College Fluency Capacity Building initiative with support from IMLS. The fourth case study in this series looks at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania and explores how effective MCCC has been at connecting students to resources even in the absence of a dedicated college fluency program, while pointing to the additional impact these efforts could have if t...| Ithaka S+R
By Madeline Matson, Rural Assembly Director| Rural Assembly
Like many academic institutions, my university has announced that we now have a contract with Microsoft Co-Pilot. Through our centralized webstore faculty and students can purchase individual licen…| Hedgehog Librarian
Here is some library humor to celebrate National Library Week or any time you need a good laugh. Library people and book lovers alike are a quirky bunch. Enjoy some of our library funnies. Read more... The post Library humor to celebrate National Library Week appeared first on LIFE, CREATIVELY ORGANIZED.| LIFE, CREATIVELY ORGANIZED
Friends, I wrote the following on the topic of libraries and their relationship to resistance for the second issue of a nascent journal. But in the year+ since I first drafted it that journal had a…| LibrarianShipwreck
Contemporary societies face a range of urgent threats to the well-being of individuals, nations, and the natural world. These high stakes “wicked problems,” as Don Waters calls them in this report, present challenges that are simultaneously scientific, technological, social, and creative. They require expertise from across the disciplines to understand, and equally complex public and political engagement, to overcome. Waters makes the case that America’s research universities are except...| Publications - Ithaka S+R
A recently announced partnership with Emerald Publishing will bring the EveryLibrary Institute’s expertise to the academic library community as the U.S. government attacks extend to institutions of higher education.| The Scholarly Kitchen
The renaming of "Mount Denali" and "Gulf of Mexico" to the politically loaded “Mount McKinley" and "Gulf of America" reveal the naked truth of what cataloging has always been: a battlefield where meaning is contested and conquered.| The Scholarly Kitchen
"No one paying attention should be surprised by this." On IMLS, digital censorship, human librarians, regime media, and Wikipedia.| As in guillotine...
Sometimes history is right under our feet and we don’t even realize it. When I lived in Old Town Alexandria, I frequented the quaint brick Kate Waller Barrett branch of the Alexandria Library. Not only was it around the corner from my house, but it contains the city’s local history and special collections reading room, where I spent many hours poring through old newspapers and documents as I worked on various projects. Read more about: History Under Our Feet| Encyclopedia Virginia
Today, Roger Schonfeld examines several key drivers transforming the monographs marketplace and reflects on strategic opportunities ahead.| The Scholarly Kitchen
Clarivate recently announced that it is shifting to a "subscription-based access strategy," meaning that it will no longer allow academic libraries to purchase perpetual licenses to content.| The Scholarly Kitchen
Version française By Rebecca Murray From fantasy to historical fiction, contemporary authors are incorporating the topic of banned and challenged books in their writing. In Rebecca Yarros’s popular…| Library and Archives Canada Blog
"Do unto others," etc. On doomscrolling, screwing libraries, magic robots, processes, and console wars.| As in guillotine...
Wondering what to do for Valentine’s this year? Show your love for books, the right to read, and a local library by checking out a book (or movie or online class—libraries have all sorts of stuff t…| Clara Ward
Start exploring your subnetworks today and experience the power of dynamic insights with Subnetwork Score + Node Resizing in PARTNER CPRM.| Visible Network Labs
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use static analysis to check for backdoors in the OpenWRT firmware binary.| tbhaxor's Blog
