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One of Bangkok's oldest libraries has just celebrated its birthday, which also marks the 101st anniversary of the completion of its iconic structure in the heart of the city. The Neilson Hays Library recently hosted "101 Years Strong" with a rich variety of programmes and activities, from a storytime special,…

Bangkok Post

Alappuzha municipality to start home delivery of books

Civic body to launch mobile app to order books online

The Hindu

Schools and libraries face huge cuts after soaring costs create £1.7bn shortfall

Exclusive: Emergency council cuts feared across England caused by inflation and higher energy costs

The Guardian - UK

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Book bullies attempt to hide our diversity

Libraries, bookstores deal with patrons trying to keep titles on Black and LGBTQ people out of sight.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wirral golf clubs and libraries given stay of execution from closure

Members of Wirral Council's tourism, communities, culture and leisure committee backed the plans

Liverpool Echo

National library conference in Goa today

A one-day National Conference on “Transformation of Higher Education Libraries in the Digital Environment” will be organised in Goa on Friday. The conference will deliberate on the latest advances in the field of Library Science.

The Hindu

Vested interests behind ‘black mask’ row: Kerala CM

No question of curtailing people's right to movement or wear clothes of choice

The Hindu

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Suburban Chicago school board keeps ‘Gender Queer’ book that conservative parents, Proud Boys wanted banned

The dispute has roiled the Downers Grove high school district, particularly at a rowdy board meeting at which adults in one case called a student a “pedophile.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Library council plans libraries in every local body ward

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The Hindu

Murdering the competition: Richard Osman thriller tops UK library loans

Stats from 2020-21 reveal that the Pointless presenter’s The Thursday Murder Club is the biggest hit in UK libraries

The Guardian - UK

Seven Wirral libraries could be saved but two set to close

Libraries in two parts of the borough will close on October 30

Liverpool Echo

Wirral school transformed by 'life-changing' new library

It is part of a project run by Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train your Dragon

Liverpool Echo

Ofcom to bring in new rules to protect 1,400 rural phone boxes

Many of the striking red phone boxes have been turned into things like libraries or defibrillators

Wales Online

Cressida Cowell renews call for £100m investment in primary school libraries

The outgoing children’s laureate has transformed six primary schools through her Life-changing Libraries initiative, but says a ringfenced fund is needed for lasting impact

The Guardian - UK

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The Hindu

School libraries to be modernised: Minister

Programme titles Ezhuthupacha launched to shortlist literary works by students

The Times of India

Orissa: After Covid lull, public libraries attempt to revive reading habit

BHUBANESWAR: Public libraries in the city, which had become dormant due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, are once again seeing the return of bibliophiles as the situation has normalised.

Daily Mirror

Violence on the rise in British LIBRARIES as shock figures lay bare UK's 'hubs of chaos'

Ex-policeman Neil Wood said he was assaulted more in the library where he worked than in the force as 'people flood to libraries after being barred from public spaces'.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida orders Orange County schools to reveal who bought ‘Gender Queer’ book for libraries

ORLANDO, Fla. — A state investigator who looks into teacher misconduct demanded to know who in Orange County Public Schools authorized the purchase of the book “Gender Queer,” a controversial memoir the district pulled from several high school libraries in late October, according to emails between the employee and the…

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri school board bans another library book for sexual content

ST. LOUIS — Months after causing a national uproar with its first book ban, the Wentzville School Board voted Thursday to yank another acclaimed book from school libraries.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri school board to vote on banning another book for sexual content

ST. LOUIS — Months after causing a national uproar with its first book ban, the Wentzville School Board is expected to vote Thursday on a recommendation to yank another acclaimed book from school libraries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Arabs between Light and Darkness’…. New Book by Hashem Saleh

Dar Al Mada, Iraq, has recently released a new book entitled ‘Arabs between Light and Darkness’ by Hashem Saleh. “The human experience widens with exploration trips and scientific expeditions. I was lucky I had the chance to live in France for years and acquire more knowledge. Otherwise, my thought would…

Manchester Evening News

Free copies of Lenny Henry's children's book hidden around Greater Manchester as part of library festival

Families are being urged to get involved in the Look for a Book campaign

Nottingham Post

Completion of multi-million pound central library in Nottingham to be detailed 'later this month'

But fears remain for three neighbourhood libraries which are facing the axe

The National (Scotland)

Brian Cox supports Dundee libraries as part of reading campaign

BRIAN Cox has talked about the importance of libraries ahead of the launch of a campaign to promote reading.

Daily Record

Brian Cox throws weight behind Dundee's libraries ahead of national reading celebration

The 75-year-old local legend was speaking on a ‘Keep the Heid and Read’ podcast

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