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The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Australia recorded its worst literacy results, so why are we getting rid of teacher-librarians?

What will become of our school libraries?

Newcastle Herald

Adopt A Kiosk Scheme: Britain’s red phone boxes find new roles; over 7,200 now reused

Britain's classic red telephone boxes are being revitalized through a community adoption scheme. More than seven thousand kiosks have been transformed into essential services like libraries and public defibrillators. Although many boxes have found new purposes, some still play a crucial role in enabling emergency calls, particularly in rural areas.…

The Times of India

Minister under fire as opponents team up in stinging Assembly rebuke

I'd have taken another option if it existed, libraries minister says.

The Canberra Times

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Who Will Win the Best Slot Game Award In 2026?

There has never been a bigger selection of online slots than in 2026. Players today open an online casino lobby and see several thousand games staring back at them. Fruit machines are still there. So are the familiar Egyptian temples, Vikings, gemstones and leprechauns. But modern slot libraries also include…

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How libraries in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania communities evolved from subscription clubs to vital public institutions

As a librarian who researches and writes about library history in Pennsylvania, I was delighted to see the American Library Association’s efforts to celebrate its 150th anniversary this year, while making several mentions of Pennsylvania.

The Conversation

Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Government Speech Doctrine Goes to School," by Heidi Kitrosser

Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.

Reason

Why all our children deserve the sanctuary of a school library no matter where in Australia they live

There is not even a legal requirement for a school to have a library, so their existence relies solely on the individual education system

The Guardian - AU

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'Confused and uncertain': union calls for answers in Catholic schools restructure

After meetings began on Monday, staff still feel left in the dark.

Newcastle Herald

Culture War vs. 'Fart Books', Drag Queens Bring US Libraries To 'Breaking Point', Report Finds

US public libraries are facing significant challenges due to political interference, censorship, and funding cuts, with PEN America highlighting these issues as an existential threat to free expression.

International Business Times UK

US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds

PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans

The Guardian - US

‘Saans lene ke bhi paise lagte hai’: Indian woman in Australia asks why meeting friends in Mumbai almost always means spending money

An Indian woman living in Australia has sparked discussion after saying she noticed a major difference in how people socialise when she returned to Mumbai. Smidha said spending time with friends in Australia can involve parks, beaches and libraries without buying anything, while plans in Mumbai often centre on cafes,…

The Economic Times

Disney+ and Hulu Report Card 2026: A formidable streaming duo, but are they enough to beat the competition?

Disney+ and Hulu bring together two of streaming's biggest libraries, so we're grading them to see if these services are worth your money.

Tom’s Guide

‘We’re coming for the books’: Texas Lieutenant Governor threatens school ratings after libraries don’t remove ‘lewd’ books like ‘Les Misérables’

“The apathy is the most terrifying.”

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In 1872, You Proved You Could Read To Borrow A Book; Now You Can Borrow A Person

A library book bricked into a fireplace for 150 years just came home to Kiama, Australia, with a $19,500 fine and a story that spans two completely different worlds. The library that lent it out in 1872 required proof of literacy and banned drunk borrowers. The library that received it…

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Total Film

Days before movies like Terminator 2 are pulled from PlayStation libraries, StudioCanal launches new catalog label to restore classic movies "as they were meant to be seen"

The rollout includes a slew of theatrical re-releases

Reason

Texas Moves To Protect Kids—and Women—From 'Demonic' Sex Education Book

The book is part of a wider spate of "dirty" and "vulgar" books that authorities want yanked, including an educational book that mentions animal penis sizes and classic literature by authors like Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.

MusicRadar

Say goodbye to the hefty space requirements of gigantic orchestral libraries as Dreamtonics’ Instrument X provides a range of classical instruments - and expressive control over them - with a tiny footprint

The Tokyo-based company, best known for Synthesizer V and Vocoflex - has a new instrument that uses advanced neural acoustic modelling to caress the perfect performances from a range of classical instruments

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Online slots are rightfully dominating most Canadian casino libraries. These games provide a mix of cultural themes, vibrant visuals, and big payout potential

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The Conversation

How to Sell a Genocide has been removed from a library near Bondi – but libraries represent freedom of thought

Sydney’s Waverley Council, which includes Bondi Beach within its boundaries, has removed a book on the war on Gaza, titled How to Sell a Genocide, from its library shelves, pending review. This followed a complaint from a survivor of last year’s Bondi Beach massacre.

The Conversation

These 5 Australian novels will get your book club talking – and enjoying a good disagreement

On any given week across Australia, thousands of people – mostly, but not always, women – gather in homes, bookshops, libraries and elsewhere, to talk about books. They go along, having read a chosen book, to share their impressions, opinions and views with their group. Usually, they won’t agree with…

Windows Central

On This Day in 2015, Xbox laid out a “games everywhere” strategy that sounded ambitious — but it ended up defining the next 11 years of the brand

Back on August 13, 2015, Xbox was still rebuilding its identity after the Xbox One fallout, and Phil Spencer was laying out a bold plan: a future where Xbox wasn’t defined by hardware, but by an ecosystem that followed players everywhere. The idea sounded ambitious at the time — cross‑platform…

The Guardian - AU

Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books

Reason

Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.

Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.

The Guardian - UK

As heatwaves hit Britain, spare a thought for farm animals

Letters: Claire Bass says animal welfare is a blind spot for the government. Plus, Chris Phillipson on the libraries operating as ‘cool spaces’, Mick Beeby on lido restoration, and Dr Julian McDonough on NHS pressures

The Conversation

Online shadow libraries – and why they’re being implicated in AI copyright lawsuits

A few days before Christmas 2025, a secretive online activist group called Anna’s Archive said it had downloaded roughly 86 million audio files and 256 million rows of track metadata from Spotify’s catalogue.

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