Reform UK has been criticised for withdrawing all Lancashire libraries from a scheme supporting refugees because it was not value for money – despite being free. Nigel Farage’s party said the region’s... Read more »
One hundred years of a unique literary rural life will be made available to readers and researchers after the British Library acquired the archive of Ronald Blythe. The author of Akenfield, a... Read more »
Richard Osman, Kate Mosse and Sir Philip Pullman are among authors calling for all babies to automatically receive a library card at birth. The proposal, put forward by the thinktank Cultural Policy... Read more »
Helen Garner says the State Library of Victoria has been turned into “party central” and a plan to cut jobs and focus on digital projects will “bring disgrace on the name of... Read more »
Horror authors are used to pushing the boundaries of fiction, but for some in the field there’s one boundary they won’t cross – a picket line. Several writers including Joe Hill, the... Read more »
Scotland’s national library has reversed a decision not to include a gender-critical anthology featuring more than 30 female writers including JK Rowling and a number of MPs in its centenary exhibition. The... Read more »
How cuts to library budgets will impact publishers Aug 08 2025 The ocean contains a complex ecosystem that starts with the small but mighty plankton at the skin of the sea. Krill... Read more »
Florida public schools remove library books, fearing state reprisal Aug 08 2025 Nine Florida counties have removed hundreds of books from public school classrooms and libraries before the start of the 2025–2026... Read more »
Book News: EveryLibrary Releases Legislative Update, Library Use Survey
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