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Appeal for Galloway Scots writer to become next Scriever

A NEW Scots Scriever working within Dumfries and Galloway is being sought.

The National (Scotland)

Historic Gaelic work brought back to life in National Library show

GAELIC culture from the later Middle Ages will be brought back to life at a show in the National Library of Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

John Coltrane recordings lost in New York Public Library will finally be heard

The 1961 recordings of live sessions with Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones have never been released

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School children cheer and protesters chant 'not our king' as King Charles III visits library

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla are in Liverpool ahead of this year's Eurovision Song Contest

Liverpool Echo

7 underrated Steam features you should try right now

From changing the overlay shortcut to showing the FPS counter, get more out of Steam with these seven features.

Tom’s Guide

Jimmy Buffett’s big song is in the Library of Congress? He reveals where he wrote it

MIAMI — Jimmy Buffett has been chosen for entry into the Library of Congress.

Miami Herald

The US government just awarded Super Mario Bros. a significant honor

The Super Mario Bros. theme is the first video game song inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry

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Super Mario theme becomes first piece of game music inducted into Library of Congress

It's taken nearly 30 years for the track to make it

GamesRadar

Madonna, Daddy Yankeee, Mariah Carey among 25 new additions to National Recording Registry

Music from Madonna, Mariah Carey, Daddy Yankee and Queen Latifah are among 25 of the “defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture” selected to join the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Viewpoint-Based Removal of Books from Public Library Violated First Amendments, Holds District Court

From Little v. Llano County, decided yesterday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): In early July 2021, prior to their appointment to the New Library Board, Defendants Rochelle Wells, Rhonda Schneider, Gay Baskin, and Bonnie Wallace were part of a community group pushing for the removal of children's books that…

Reason

Nicola Sturgeon makes significant donation to women's library

Nicola Sturgeon is set to make a significant donation to Glasgow Women’s Library (GWL) from her time as the first female First Minister of…

The National (Scotland)

Didion-Dunne archives acquired by New York Public Library

The archives of the late Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne have been acquired by the New York Public Library

The Independent UK

A Colorado library will reopen after traces of meth were found in the building

The main library in Boulder, Colorado, had been receiving increased reports of drug use in the bathrooms over a four-week span. It has been closed since late December.

WEKU

Trove's funding runs out in July 2023 – and the National Library is threatening to pull the plug. It's time for a radical overhaul

The National Library is threatening to pull the plug on Trove, its free online service that provides public access to collections from Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives.

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Missouri gets 10,000 public comments on new library rule labeled ‘political censorship’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid mounting opposition, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office has received more than 10,000 public comments on its proposed rule that would threaten public libraries’ state funding for making “age-inappropriate materials” available to minors.

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'Why do we have to ask London for permission?' – New call to keep Lindisfarne Gospels in the North East

More than 50,000 people saw the ancient treasure during a display in Newcastle, but there are now renewed calls to bring the manuscript back to its home region permanently

The Independent UK

London Library makes Helena Bonham Carter first female president

Bonham Carter, who has been a library member since 1986, said she is ‘proud to support this incredible and vital establishment’.

ABC News

Here's how Lizzo ended up playing a 200-year-old presidential crystal flute on stage

It's not everyday you get the chance to play a 200-year-old presidential crystal flute while twerking on stage – unless you're Lizzo. Here's how the historical moment came about.

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Is this what history sounds like? Lizzo plays James Madison's 1813 flute at DC show

Lizzo is basking in her historical glory after playing a two-century-old crystal flute previously owned by the fourth president of the United States.

WEKU

Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

The Independent UK

British Library acquires collection of Beatles’ only authorised biographer

Writer and broadcaster Hunter Davies said he was pleased the items will now be available to the public and researchers.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘They can choose not to come’: Downers Grove library responds to criticism of drag-themed bingo event

The Downers Grove Public Library’s plan to host a drag-themed bingo event for teens in October

Salon

Mich. library defunded over LGBTQ+ book

The vote followed a dispute over a book called Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

The Hindu

Serving readers for 125 years

Nagarkar Library, which started as an initiative of a community in 1873, grew to embrace all and foster art and literature

Bristol Post

The Library cocktail bar launches afternoon teas with a twist

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