The Latest Breaking News from Libraries

Strikes will lead to widespread closures of libraries in the new year

The Thrissur Corporation, with the support of UNESCO, has launched street libraries in the city to promote reading habit among people.

These three classic libraries have been re-released but can these ancient-themed titles turn up any treasures? We get out our trowel

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.