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LA County Libraries let young patrons read off their late fees – Have you racked up late fees and are under 21? Now you can read them off. “We’re not really concentrating on what they’re reading so long as they’re reading,” LA County Library Director Skye Patrick said. He said ... more >
Misc / Publishing Newsancient-greece / Books / classic books / Historical-China / Library / old books5 Comments
Books in chains – Yeah, it’s book bondage – sorta. Actually this reminds me of a book I just read The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett which featured books that had been kept this way until a WWII bombing raid necessitated their removal. Here the librarian of ... more >
Publishing Newsfundraising / In Memoriam / Library1 Comments
Frances Mallary Memorial Fund — Friends of Frances Mallary – aka Miranda Neville – have started a GoFundMe page to raise money in her memory for the Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury, Vt where she was also a board member. We’re establishing the Frances Mallary Memorial Fund, which will allow ... more >
Publishing NewsColombia / Library / reading2 Comments
Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia Travelling with his two loyal donkeys, Alfa and Beto, Luis Soriano has been spreading the joy of reading to children in rural Colombian communities for over 20 years. What got you started reading? We all love to read, right? I remember eagerly waiting ... more >
Publishing Newscomfort reading / dogs / Library / reading experiences9 Comments
A “lonely” dog named Sting now has people to read to him. After his owner posted on social media that no one had signed up to read to Sting one evening, the post went viral and Sting is now going to have plenty of company. The post went viral, netting ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Contemporary / England / faith / Library / mystery / religion6 Comments
Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient books and manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library. Increasingly, he feels like a fish out of water among the concrete buildings of the University of Barchester, where he works as an English professor. His one respite is his time spent nestled ... more >
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