Wednesday, 29 November 2017
In the UK, authors Philip Pullman, Neil Gaiman and Malorie Blackman are among more than 150 book industry figures who are supporting a campaign to halt the decline of libraries...

Wednesday, 22 November 2017
In the US, the New York Public Library (NYPL) has unveiled the US$317m (A$418m) ‘masterplan’ for its flagship Stephen A Schwarzman Building, reports Publishers Weekly. The library said the plan...

Wednesday, 22 November 2017
Scotland has launched a trial of a ‘One Card’ program in Scottish libraries, reports the Bookseller. Five councils are taking part in the six-month pilot program, which will be extended...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017
In the UK, Manchester City Council has launched a pilot scheme to allow homeless people to join its 22 libraries and access its digital services, reports the BBC. The project...

Wednesday, 25 October 2017
The UK campaign group Voices for the Library has announced that it will disband because its volunteers ‘can no longer undertake the work required to be a voice for public...

Wednesday, 25 October 2017
The US Library of Congress is launching a ‘Librarians-in-Residence pilot program’ for early career librarians completing their master’s degree in an American Library Association-accredited program. Starting in June 2018, four...

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
In the UK, Liverpool Council will consider hosting weddings at Liverpool's Central Library under plans to generate income from the library service, reports the BBC. An independent report delivered to...

Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the US, a $1.2 trillion budget bill, including funding for a number of library programs, has passed the House of Representatives, despite an earlier proposal from President Donald Trump’s...

Wednesday, 20 September 2017
In the US, Google has added local library ebook catalogues to its search results, reports the Verge. Previously, users needed to log on to a local library’s online system to...

Wednesday, 13 September 2017
In the UK, a quarter of all libraries in East Sussex could close under a new proposal from the council, reports the BBC. Seven libraries as well as the mobile...

Wednesday, 26 July 2017
In Germany, 13 additional universities have announced they will not renew their subscriptions with Dutch publishing company Elsevier once they end in December, joining around 60 other institutions that allowed...

Wednesday, 5 July 2017
US advocacy group We Need Diverse Books has launched OurStory, an app to help readers discover diverse books, at the 2017 American Library Association annual conference in Chicago. The app...

Wednesday, 28 June 2017
In the US, a Pew Research Center report has found that millennials (aged 18-35) are more likely to have visited a public library in the past year than any other...

Wednesday, 28 June 2017
In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) has announced a new US$500,000 (A$658,200) competitive grants program to teach computer skills in libraries, reports Publishers Weekly. The program, which is...

Thursday, 15 June 2017
In the UK, writer and Monty Python co-creator Michael Palin has donated more than 50 notebooks of original sketches and ideas for Monty Python to the British Library, reports the...

Wednesday, 7 June 2017
In the US, Library Journal magazine and library provider Gale have named Nashville Public Library its 2017 Library of the Year. The annual award highlights libraries with ‘excellent community service,...

Wednesday, 31 May 2017
In the UK, writers Irenosen Okojie, Courttia Newland, Bidisha and Alex Wheatle will take up residencies in London libraries as part of a two-year project run by the Arts Council,...

Wednesday, 17 May 2017
In the UK, the Hay Literary Festival has agreed to fund part of the Hay-on-Wye library’s operating costs as a short-term solution to the library’s proposed closure, reports the BBC....

Wednesday, 10 May 2017
The American Library Association’s American Libraries publication has released its annual Library Systems Report by library technology consultant Marshall Breeding. The report argues that the library technology industry has entered...

Wednesday, 3 May 2017
In the UK, library advocates have called for a Carnegie Trust report on the future of libraries to be withdrawn for ‘seriously avoid[ing] the truth’ about the decline of the...

Wednesday, 3 May 2017
In the UK, Parliament has passed legislation to make it the first country in the world to extend Public Lending Right (PLR) payments to remote loans of ebooks and audiobooks,...

Thursday, 27 April 2017
In the US, the Boston Public Library has returned a manuscript written in the 14th century to Italy, reports the Boston Globe. Two other items were also repatriated to Italy: a...

Thursday, 20 April 2017
The UK government is considering holding a public inquiry into Lancashire Council’s plan to shut 28 of its libraries, reports the Bookseller. The government is also considering sending a formal...

Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of most frequently challenged books in 2016. Topping the list was This One Summer (Mariko Tamaki, illus by Jillian Tamaki), Drama (Raina...