Little Free Libraries popping up in metro AtlantaWSB RadioBy Sandra Parrish With budget cuts leading to reduced hours at libraries and some closing altogether, a movement is growing across the world to provide free access to books in local... 
Over the last year more than 100 libraries have either been closed, are now run by volunteers or have been made into social enterprises, ie privatised. Here Paul Callanan, Socialist Party member from Greenwich, south London, describes the onslaught by a Labour-led council carrying out government cuts. He also explains the huge battle, led by the Unite union, including Socialist Party members, involving possibly the first strike against cuts in libraries. 
Florida -Library officials will discuss a strategy today to deal with a 70 percent loss of funding to the Escambia County library system. 
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was created to prevent corporations from collecting data about children without parental permission. This law explicitly does not apply to public institutions, non-profits, and government agencies. Yet, many public institutions not only choose not to collect data about children; they forbid children from accessing information without parental permission. Much to my surprise, this includes many public libraries. 
Architect John Locke is converting phone booths in New York City into pop-up libraries complete with custom bookshelves and small selections of books. Locke explains the project in this interview with The Atlantic Cities. 
Dedicated funding for school libraries is in danger of disappearing in 2013, if President Obama's proposed budget is approved by Congress. 
American Library Association (ALA) President Molly Raphael issued a statement today in response to the announcement that Penguin Group USA has decided to stop offering e-books or audiobooks to libraries through Overdrive, a leading supplier. 
The bad news is that state funding for California libraries has been completely eliminated. Now libraries in the Bay Area, as in the rest of the state, will lose funding for literacy programs, InterLibrary Loans, and miscellaneous expenses such as librarian training programs and books. 
University libraries are saving academics time by helping them find quality material more quickly, says a new report. Despite repeated complaints from female patrons about men watching porn in full view of their children, the library has held fast to its policy of unfettered online access for grown-ups. 
In my June 16 Post Do-It-Yourself QR Codes, I simply posed some facts and fascinations about QR codes. I recently came across some seriously useful applications for QR codes in libraries and education. Fewer than 1 out of 4 schools in California is staffed with a credentialed librarian, according to the state Department of Education. Recent figures compiled by the department show there are about 900 school librarians in the state, down from more than 1,100 two years ago. 
Some further information (from the ever helpful LibraryWeb) about the cuts in Liverpool. |
A series of federal department archives are set to close and many jobs will be lost throughout Library and Archives Canada as part of the latest federal budget cuts. The North Central Regional Library may continue to filter the Internet to block porn and gambling sites, a federal court judge ruled Tuesday. 
LIBRARIES across the Wokingham borough have moved a step closer to privatisation. Wokingham Borough Council voted in favour last Thursday [23] of moving to the tendering stage of the process after more than 20 companies submitted bids in June last year to take control. 
The book examines what happens when a private, for-profit organization takes over essential management tasks and decisions of a public library, including the effects this can have on services, patron satisfaction and staff, as well as legal issues. 
Want to take out the new John Grisham? Get in line. As of Friday morning, 288 people were ahead of you in the Fairfax County Public Library system, waiting for one of 43 copies. You’d be the 268th person waiting for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” with 47 copies. And the Steve Jobs biography? Forget it. The publisher, Simon & Schuster, doesn’t make any of its digital titles available to libraries. 
Of all the liberties afforded to prisoners, access to a library, and the materials and classes it provides, can be one of the most useful in preparing them for life outside of prison. The Penguin Group USA announced that they have stopped all sales of ebooks to libraries, joining a growing list of the large "Big Six" publishers who have either stopped sales of their own or have severely limited them. 
To mark National Libraries Day, The Huffington Post UK travels to Newcastle upon Tyne where a soon-to-be demolished local library plays a vital role in a community already savaged by the economic crisis, to pose the question: what do we really stand to lose by cutting funding to our local libraries?
Boing Boing is one of the coolest places on the internet. It’s edgy, irreverent, collaborative, and hugely popular. And guess what—Boing Boing has agreed to partner with ALA to help promote libraries. 
It’s one of those modern situations that no one in publishing ever imagined: Being at odds with librarians, the ultimate champions of literacy and literature. 
If borrowing a library book, it may be quicker to put down your sleek iPad or Kindle and head to the stacks. 
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to close Chicago branch libraries for the entire day on Mondays as the way to implement his 2012 budget cuts. His original plan was to cut $11 million from the Chicago library ... |
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