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The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Pantomime dame hits out at council’s ‘attack’ after library storytime events cancelled

Mama G devastated after performances in Suffolk libraries this summer postponed over protest concerns

The Independent UK

Ex-Dyson engineer to launch LTO tape holographic rival that uses cheap $5 laser diode, promises 200TB cartridges on 100m reels — but read/write speeds are unknown

Former Dyson engineer builds low-cost holographic storage with polymer ribbon which works seamlessly inside existing LTO libraries.

TechRadar

Before Amazon, We Had Bookmobiles: 72 Rare Photos Of Libraries-On-Wheels

Long before Amazon, Audible, and other digital book distributors, bookmobiles were bringing literature to peoples' doorsteps. Their mission was to provide the written word to remote villages and city suburbs that had no libraries. We invite you to remember these forgotten four-wheelers of the past.

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8 Public Services That Are Quietly Becoming Paid-Only

Public services have long been a cornerstone of American civic life, offering essential resources—from libraries and transit to parks and senior programs—at little or no...

Saving Advice

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail

Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’

The Guardian - UK

Reform councillor’s boast about removing ‘trans-ideological’ books from children’s library sections falls flat

Paul Webb said he ensured books and material were pulled from children’s section of Kent libraries, but it emerges they were never there

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK run council removes all trans books from children’s library section

Kent County Council leader claims removing ‘trans material’ from shelves is ‘victory for common sense in Kent’

The Independent UK

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“Don't construct a chord that uses eight notes - it’s unplayable on a guitar!”: How to humanise your virtual acoustic instruments in your DAW projects

Duff notes, timing errors and quirky performance choices are often the elements that underline the humanity of acoustic performances.

MusicRadar

Camilla laments library closures in visit to Edinburgh community hub

The Queen met authors Sir Ian Rankin and Gillian Flynn at the newly-launched Ratho Library.

Evening Standard

Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

The Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

The Independent UK

Xbox June Update Brings Unified Libraries, Cloud Keyboard Support, and Smarter Wi-Fi

The Xbox June Update brings smarter Wi-Fi, cross-platform libraries, keyboard support for cloud gaming, and subscription tools for seamless gaming.

Player One

Xbox PC App Tests Integrating Game Libraries Into Just One Platform

The latest tests by Microsoft on the Xbox PC app involves the possible integration of all game libraries into one platform.

Player One

People Say Libraries Are Used As Safe Havens For So Many, Share 35 Heartwarming Stories

We people are a strange bunch. We've constructed incredible cities, flown to the moon, and learned how to make pizza. However, we have yet to rid ourselves of all the insecurities, inequities, and injustices that plague our everyday life.

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Dark and Darker will be purged from Epic Games Store libraries later this year, but it's still available on Steam for now

Ironmace's dungeon crawler will be removed from Epic Store libraries on November 1.

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The Independent UK

AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks

Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity

Tom’s Hardware

Getting To Know the Linux Filesystem — Demystify the directories

It may look intimidating, but the Linux filesystem isn’t a maze of dead ends. Here’s the map that you need to learn more about an OS that runs on computers big and small.

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50 Of The Most Stunning And Impressive Bookstores And Libraries

Where have these been all my life?

Windows Central

If you've started to notice Xbox console games showing up on the Xbox PC store, you're not alone — what's going on?

Microsoft seems to have broken something, because reams of dead games are showing up on Xbox PC libraries everywhere.

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93 Of The Most Stunning And Impressive Bookstores And Libraries

Where have these been all my life?

The Guardian - US

Parks, libraries, museums: here’s why Trump is attacking America’s best-loved institutions

The president’s funding cuts and bullying are about dividing Americans and tightening his grip on power

GamesRadar

Fallout's creator went so scorched earth when he was ordered to delete the RPG's source code that he even broke his "personal toy projects" forever because he deleted the Fallout libraries they referenced

"I went so far to destroy it that I destroyed early prototypes and libraries"

The Texas Tribune

Texas parents, school boards may have more control over school library books after House OKs bill

Senate Bill 13 would require school boards or advisory councils to approve new books and review complaints. Critics worry the bill would lead to banning classic titles and create administrative logjams.

Reason

Judge James Ho's Concurrence in the Fifth Circuit Library Decision: Positive Rights vs. Negative Rights

An excerpt from Judge Ho's concurrence in the Little v. Llano County en banc decision (he also joined the majority… The post Judge James Ho's Concurrence in the Fifth Circuit Library Decision: Positive Rights vs. Negative Rights appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Seven Fifth Circuit Judges on Public Library Selection and Curation Decisions as Government Speech

As I noted yesterday, a ten-judge Fifth Circuit majority held that the Free Speech Clause doesn't secure a right of… The post Seven Fifth Circuit Judges on Public Library Selection and Curation Decisions as Government Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

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8 Things You Count On That Are Being Erased by Politics

For most people, daily life is filled with unspoken certainties—things that have simply always been there. From school systems and libraries to the money in your wallet and the food on your plate, foundational institutions and norms help hold society together. We thought they’d always stay the same because they…

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