The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

When we need help or advice, it’s not always clear where to go, what resources are available to us, or who to turn to when we need support. Public libraries are often easily accessible and free to the public. That means the local public library is often the first port…

Charges for public toilets and cuts to school lunch grants also proposed in effort to plug £50m funding gap

One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

Letters: The lack of access to well-stocked libraries should concern us more than the number of children owning books, writes Prof Paul Sturges. Plus a letter from Jill Webster on a memorable teacher

PlayStation users are set to lose access to Discovery content from their purchased digital libraries, with no refunds planned.

A Ukrainian library to which Ed Vulliamy donated works by his late mother, the author Shirley Hughes, is trying to rebuild itself

Writer Naramsetti Umamaheswara Rao urges govt to encourage children literature & involve them in literary activities. Congratulates teacher for writing & publishing book on Telugu festivals, nature, human values & ethics. He suggests teachers to establish reading clubs & encourage kids to visit libraries.

House Bill 900 seeks to rid school libraries of inappropriate books by requiring book vendors to rate materials. A legal challenge says the law is too vague and broad.

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A group of people, organizations and businesses opposed to a law that restricts drag performances and bans drag reading events at public schools and libraries is asking a federal judge to declare Montana's law unconstitutional without requiring a trial

There are efforts to change how decisions are made about which books libraries should stock and which section they belong in. Some advocate using a national rating system like the one used for movies.