Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Small Kansas town gets its first library after mysterious donation; CBS, April 4, 2026

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[Video] CBS;  Small Kansas town gets its first library after mysterious donation " Frontenac, Kansas, is a community of 3,000 residents...

Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library; CBS News, April 4, 2026

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Aubrey Violeta Gelpieryn ,    Elissa Candiotti   , CBS News;  Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library [Kip Curr...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback; The Guardian, February 24, 2026

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David Smith , The Guardian ;  ‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback [Kip Currier: Since 2020, I...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell; The Guardian, February 19, 2026

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Azada Raha, from Rukhshana Media , The Guardian;  The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell " Most of the ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Give newborns automatic library cards, authors urge; BBC, December 15, 2025

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Kerena Cobbina , BBC;  Give newborns automatic library cards, authors urge " A group of leading authors are calling for every newborn b...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says; The Guardian, August 20, 2025

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Benjamin Lee , The Guardian ;  ‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says " “Reading has historic...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

From bottles to bricks: A library built with recycled bottles; Peace Corps, August 13, 2025

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By Liz S. , Peace Corps;  From bottles to bricks: A library built with recycled bottles " Uganda’s rural communities face significant c...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

All Nations LibGuide: Introduction, 2025

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  All Nations LibGuide: Introduction "Librarians will continue to ensure that everyone has equal access to information. It is one of th...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding; USA TODAY, July 29, 2025

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  Sarah D. Wire , USA TODAY ;  E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding [Kip Currier: Why is it okay for Trum...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pictures; The Guardian, June 2, 2025

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  Photos by Muhammad Fadli and others, text by Joan Aurelia , The Guardian;  Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pi...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

ALA Receives Major Gift to Fund Scholarships; American Libraries, December 9, 2024

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American Libraries;  ALA Receives Major Gift to Fund Scholarships " James W. Lewis, of Washington, D.C., fondly remembers trips to the ...
Saturday, September 28, 2024

Why the nonprofit behind Little Libraries is tackling banned books, including in Nashville; The Tennessean, September 25, 2024

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Angele Latham , The Tennessean ;  Why the nonprofit behind Little Libraries is tackling banned books, including in Nashville " The nati...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022

What Libraries Need to Know about the Digital Equity Act; American Libraries, December 28, 2021

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Michelle Frisque , American Libraries ;  What Libraries Need to Know about the Digital Equity Act Tips to maximize support and funding for y...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Vandals destroy Little Free Library inside children’s memorial garden in Hermitage; WKBN, July 10, 2020

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Dave Sess , WKBN; Vandals destroy Little Free Library inside children’s memorial garden in Hermitage   The Little Free Library was started...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

"A Mind Needs Books..."--George R.R. Martin

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Kip Currier: While thinking about some recent news stories about censorship and intellectual freedom, I reflected on this George R.R. Martin...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Long Overdue: Why public libraries are finally eliminating the late-return fine.; Slate, 2/6/17

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Ruth Graham, Slate; Long Overdue: Why public libraries are finally eliminating the late-return fine. " Free public libraries are ...
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Don't mourn the loss of libraries – the internet has made them obsolete; The Telegraph, 3/29/16

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John McTernan, The Telegraph; Don't mourn the loss of libraries – the internet has made them obsolete : "The truth, and it is a sa...