The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Why you might struggle to find this year’s International Booker winner in UK libraries – and why publishing suffers as a result

As an expert in German and translation, I was pleased to see Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos win the International Booker Prize 2024, one of the most prominent celebrations of translated literature in the UK. The prize is awarded for a book, and to the people who wrote it: in this…

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books because it dislikes ideas within

Conservative-dominated court restores books to school libraries in case spurred by titles containing ‘butt’ and ‘fart’

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2024

Inside Cutler and Gross’ ‘warm and inviting’ New York address

As Cutler and Gross upsize to a new store on New York’s Mercer Street, we speak to designers Chris Leong and Dominic Leong of New York-based architecture firm Leong Leong about the space, which was inspired by ’archival libraries and reading rooms’

Wallpaper · May 31, 2024

East London borough plans to axe nearly half their libraries to save £300,000

Critics have said closing libraries in the borough should be a ‘last resort’

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

MIT gives AI the power to 'reason like humans' by creating hybrid architecture

MIT scientists devise three abstraction libraries that can be combined with AI systems to improve their reasoning and contextual awareness in programming, strategic planning and robotics.

LiveScience · May 13, 2024

4 Ways to Increase Ebook and Audiobook Awareness For Summer Reading

More students are reading ebooks and listening to audiobooks than ever before but more can still be done to increase awareness of these platforms

Tech&Learning · May 10, 2024

I’m no stranger to having work banned. If you want to protect kids, this is not the way to do it

Library book bans come from a rightwing playbook designed to continue a culture war that chips away at fundamental human rights protections

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2024

Western Sydney councillor doubles down on same-sex parent book ban as residents express outrage over move

Steve Christou claims ban has ‘overwhelming’ community support despite petition opposing the ban gaining almost 10,000 signatures in less than 24 hours

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2024

Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books from libraries for ‘safety of our children’

Local MP is concerned move breaches Anti-Discrimination Act while NSW arts minister accuses council of ‘censorship’

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2024

John Oliver warns of library censorship

The efforts are "coming through highly organized groups — often conservative, and extremely religious"

Salon · May 6, 2024