Wednesday, 16 October 2013
November LibraryReads list released In the US, LibraryReads has released its November list, a monthly ‘top 10’ of forthcoming adult books compiled by librarians across the country. Bellman & Black...

Tuesday, 15 October 2013
The Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature at the University of Queensland has been included in a poll of Australia’s ‘Top 50 Philanthropic Gifts’. The ‘Top 50 Gifts’ list has...

Wednesday, 9 October 2013
American Library Association to open Center for the Future of Libraries In the US, the American Library Association (ALA) will establish a Center for the Future of Libraries with a...

Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival (Lothian) and Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek (Puffin) are featured on the 100 Great Children’s Books list published...

Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Victorian Chief Justice to deliver SLV Redmond Barry Lecture Victoria’s Chief Justice Marilyn Warren will deliver this year’s Redmond Barry Lecture at the State Library of Victoria (SLV). Warren will...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013
ALS Library Services has announced that ebooks from Pan Macmillan and Bloomsbury are now available to Australian and New Zealand users of the Wheelers ePlatform library lending service. ALS managing...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Public Libraries of SA launches Dads Read campaign Public Libraries of South Australia has launched the ‘Dads Read’ campaign, an early childhood literacy initiative developed by the State Library of...

Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Penguin US ebooks available to libraries through OverDrive again Libraries in the US can now access Penguin ebooks through OverDrive, more than 18 months after the publisher announced that it...

Friday, 27 September 2013
Libraries in the US can now access Penguin ebooks through OverDrive, more than 18 months after the publisher announced that it was ending its relationship with the library supplier, reports...

Wednesday, 25 September 2013
More LIANZA 2013 awards announced The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) has announced more winners of its 2013 awards. Carrie Bailey (Hikuwai), Mel Chivers (Waikato) and...

Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Australian and New Zealand libraries and schools are among those participating in the second Big Library Read project to be run by ebook provider OverDrive. The project, which was launched...

Tuesday, 24 September 2013
The New South Wales Government’s Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel has approved a development application for a new public library for Armidale in the state’s north. The panel said in...

Tuesday, 24 September 2013
CILIP passes vote of no confidence in libraries minister In the UK, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has passed a vote of no confidence in libraries...

Tuesday, 17 September 2013
OverDrive to distribute digital content in China OverDrive has signed an agreement to make its catalogue of digital content available to libraries and retailers in China, said OverDrive in a statement....

Monday, 16 September 2013
In the US, The Rosie Project by Australian author Graeme Simsion (Text) has topped the October list for LibraryReads—a monthly ‘top 10’ of forthcoming adult books compiled by librarians across the country....

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced the recipients of a number of its 2014 National Library Fellowships. The recipient of the 2014 Japan Fellowship is Emiko Okayama from...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Heather Gordon has been elected as president of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) for 2014 and 2015. Gordon is director of library and information services at James Cook...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Shanghai subway library opens Chinese commuters now have access to a subway library on Shanghai’s Metro Line 2 where they can borrow a book from one station and drop it...

Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Further IFLA committee appointments announced Two Australian library professionals have been elected to new positions on the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)’s Copyright and Other Legal Matters Committee. Eve...

Wednesday, 4 September 2013
The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) has announced the winners of its 2013 awards. The winners in each category are: YBP Award for Collection Services Kathryn...

Friday, 30 August 2013
Jamie Oliver cookbook donated to every UK library A free copy of Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook, Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph), is being donated to every library in the UK,...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) is giving its members free access to EBL’s ebook library service for a number of titles on the subjects of...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
A number of Australian and New Zealand librarians and library professionals have been elected to new positions on various committees of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), which held...

Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Modjeska to present 2013 NLA Seymour lecture The National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra has announced that Drusilla Modjeska will deliver the 2013 Seymour Biography Lecture on Thursday 26...

Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Swedish startup to allow ‘real time’ e-lending negotiations between publishers and libraries In Sweden, new digital startup company Atingo is promising to ‘radically change’ library ebook lending by allowing publishers and libraries...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Total expenditure on public libraries in Australia grew by close to six percent in the 2011-2012 financial year, according to the latest statistics from the National and State Libraries of...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Queensland librarian Judith Russell has been awarded the Dame Annabelle Rankin Award for services to literature by the Queensland branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Russell, who...