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Haringey Council slashing opening days for libraries in latest bid to cut costs

The council’s aim is to save £675,000 as part of the cuts it needs to make for the 2025/26 budget

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

'Total chaos' as Scottish Tories admit embarrassing U-turn on library closures

THE Scottish Conservatives have been forced into an embarrassing U-turn ...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 10, 2024

New Jersey Enacts Law Protecting Libraries From Book Bans

New Jersey Governor signs law banning book bans in public and school libraries, protecting librarians and promoting intellectual freedom.

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Tory council forced to U-turn on library closures after major campaign

All seven of Moray's libraries will remain open after weeks of uncertainty...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 9, 2024

Intel XeSS 2 DLL files leaked days before launch — Frame Generation and Low Latency libraries surface at Nexus Mods

DLL files for Intel's XeSS 2 suite of technologies has been leaked but are likely still dependent on support from game developers.

Tom’s Hardware · Dec 8, 2024

Tarot, tarantulas and TikTok: exploring our long obsession with predicting the future

A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the enduring appeal of divination

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024

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My favorite external SSD is so cheap for Cyber Monday — perfect for anyone who thinks 'Cloud' is just the weather forecast

Looking for a beast of an external SSD for all your files, with the speed to run entire Final Cut Pro libraries? Meet the SanDisk Desk Drive.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 2, 2024

Libraries are offering free health and wellness classes across the US

Libraries around across the U.S. are helping people get healthier

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

State Board of Education says it wants more control over public school library books

A majority of the panel voted to call on the Texas Legislature to pass a state law giving members the authority to determine age-appropriate books for students.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 22, 2024

Taliban Govt Clearing 'Un-Islamic' Books From Afghanistan Shelves

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from circulation.

International Business Times · Nov 20, 2024

Victoria rolls out free pads and tampons at public vending machines across Melbourne

Libraries, Tafes and hospitals among first 30 locations to have period product dispensers installed in government initiative

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024

Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2024

Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color

Book bans in U.S. schools and libraries during the 2021-22 school year disproportionately targeted children’s books written by people of color – especially women of color – according to a peer-reviewed study we published. They also tended to feature characters of color.

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024

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Reason · Nov 10, 2024

Courts Are Coming for Digital Libraries

A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.

The Walrus · Nov 8, 2024

How Much Porn Are We Watching? A Lot

And we’re watching more of it in public—buses, libraries, classrooms, and offices

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2024

Branching out: the Sydney street libraries where neighbours swap plants instead of books

Members of the community exchange seeds, cuttings and greenery – and leave with a sense of joy

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

School ovals and playgrounds are sitting unused. Why aren’t more open to the community?

Schools are full of extremely useful and valuable facilities. These include playing fields, play equipment, sandpits, netball courts, concert halls, libraries and even pools.

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The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Harvard temporarily suspends library privileges for faculty involved in 'study-in' protests

Students and faculty members at Harvard University have engaged in pro-Palestinian “study-in” protests at university libraries, as protests at other campuses nationwide have also begun to pull in teachers

GamesRadar · Oct 25, 2024

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024

Sweden’s libraries caught in a political row about drag story hour

Drag story hour is “nothing other than indoctrination and sexualisation of children”, claimed Sweden Democrats politician Jonathan Sager during a session of the local parliament in Kalmar, southern Sweden, in 2022. He was reacting to plans to organise a drag story hour event at the local library, where drag queens…

Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024

Texas County Orders Public Libraries to Put Native American History Book in Fiction Section

A Texas county has sparked outrage after moving a Native American history book to the fiction section of all public libraries.

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2024

Activists ‘fight against censorship’ in the largest US book bans: prisons

Tens of thousands of titles, from dictionaries to Leonardo, are restricted across prisons – and its impact is palpable

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2024

Libraries will only exist for as long as we borrow from them. Consider it your civic duty

In a world as noisy as ours, we need the quiet space of libraries. They are community hubs that serve whoever walks through the door

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Jonathan Coe and Kit de Waal among 35 writers of ‘protest zine’ defending threatened Birmingham libraries

Launched by poet Liz Berry and novelist Catherine O’Flynn, pieces for each of the city’s 35 branch libraries speak against a ‘tidal wave of market forces’

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