In a move that has been roundly denounced as cowardly by protestors, the Brent city council ordered the removal of all materials from the Kensal Rise Library — a decision… Read more »

When you think of “freefall” and “libraries” these days, skydiving is not what usually comes to mind. However, putting paid once and for all to stereotypes about librarians and their… Read more »

Last month we told you about an NPR story about the number of bookmobiles dwindling across the country—this Sunday, Weekend Edition announced that at least one of these trucks will… Read more »

In case you missed it, as I did, “A treasure trove of pre-revolutionary books and magazines has been discovered in the archives of the Russian State Polytechnical Museum Library in… 1 / Read more »

In Chapel Hill, NC, the public library is a quiet place where you can track down your latest interests or peacefully read the latest novel. But that quiet has been… Read more »

A rare, 270 year-old book has been found in a vault at the oldest library in the South, the Charleston Library Society. “But after all this time the library won’t… 1 / Read more »

In another heartbreaking piece of news from the libraries front line, the Women’s Library and Trade Union Congress Library in London are under threat. Both are currently housed by London Metropolitan… Read more »

Interesting developments arise as James Joyce’s work comes into the public domain. In reaction to the publication of a collection of unpublished Joyce manuscripts by scholar Danis Rose, and Rose’s… Read more »

Last night was World Book Night. In communities across the U.S. and beyond, people and groups organized efforts to give out free copies of various books in what Anna Quindlen, an… Read more »

Thousands of Tunisians crowded the heart of the capital yesterday, occupying Habib Bourguiba Avenue in a silent demonstration dubbed “The Avenue Reads.” A Facebook page created for the event explains:… Read more »