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Booksellers, Librarians Push for Passage of USA Freedom Act
The Campaign for Reader Privacy has pressed for the passage of the bi-partisan USA Freedom Act of 2015, a bill it says will "restore some privacy safeguards to the government’s surveillance activities."
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Julie Todaro Wins ALA Presidency
In a four-way race, Todaro garnered 2,899 votes, edging her closest competitor, University of Washington iSchool professor Joe Janes by just 22 votes.
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Macmillan to Offer Audiobooks to Libraries via Hoopla
Macmillan is the first Big Five publisher to get on the hoopla platform, but officials say talks are underway with others, and more announcements are expected soon.
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Classroom Library Awarded Contract with NYC Schools
Classroom Library Company has been awarded a nearly $9 million contract with the New York City Department of Education’s Core Curriculum program for its 2015-2016 Classroom Libraries.
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Pubs Partner with White House on E-reading Initiative
President Obama announced today digital reading initiatives for low income students that include major e-book donations from corporate publishers, and a commitment to ensuring all students have access to a library card.
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Summer Reading in the Digital Age
I just returned from a great visit to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, where I detailed for a large group of librarians a fascinating development: my current employer, the New York Public Library, is revamping its Summer Reading Program for 2015.
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The Case For Libraries
As the amount of retail shelf space for marketing physical books continues to shrink, libraries have all the tools to pick up the slack.
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Dear Reader: Librarians Should Never Forget You
Imagine for a moment that libraries were for-profit enterprises. You know your core customers, but what would you do to keep them coming back?
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James Patterson to Donate $1.25M to Libraries
As part of a new initiative designed to raise awareness about the state of school libraries in the U.S., James Patterson announced that he will make a $1.25 million donation to school libraries across the country this year.
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Check it Out: The Race for ALA Presidency
J.P. Porcaro may not fit the mold of past ALA presidents, but his campaign is rallying a generation of young librarians to participate in ALA.
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Books and Browsers: Collaboration Creates New Possibilities for Digital
How a project to address museum catalogues yielded big insights into digital publishing.
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EBSCO Buys YBP Library Services from B&T
EBSCO officials called the acquisition of YBP Library Services, a leader in serving academic libraries, a "significant investment."
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Youth Movement: Children’s and Teens’ Librarianship
Adult library services get most the profession’s attention, but there's a lot to talk about in children's librarianship.
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PW Talks to Ferguson Library Director Scott Bonner
'PW' catches up with director Scott Bonner for a wide-ranging talk about life in Ferguson, MO, and the library’s much lauded efforts following the shooting of Michael Brown.
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Check it Out: Book Banning in America
A new book explores how and why books are challenged in America.
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What Makes a One Community, One Book Program Succeed
One Community, One Book programs are anything but new, but the old model still has plenty of life in it.
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Now Trending on Twitter: Public Libraries
Using the hashtag #becauseofapubliclibrary, Ferguson (Mo.) Municipal Public Library library director Scott Bonner sparked an outpouring of library love from the Twitterverse on Tuesday.
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Books and Browsers: Privacy for Digital Library Patrons
Libraries must not only protect our users' privacy, but also educate them about how responsible data collection can benefit them.
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ALA Midwinter Spotlight: All Our Coverage
Our overview of ALA’s 2015 Midwinter Meeting, January 30 to February 3 in Chicago.
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2014
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2014, and what they portend for 2015
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