BC Library rapped for rental stance
Canada.com Says The Greater Victoria Library board received a stern rebuke Thursday from the provincial ombudsman, who said the board’s refusal to clarify its policy on...
View ArticleTeacher pushes lawmakers for e-books
“Driven by her personal and professional passion, a Scottsdale special education teacher is the force behind a bill that would allow children with disabilities to get...
View ArticlePro-lifer denied access to ‘public library’
BJ Hampton writes “This library’s decision to include Planned Parenthood’s library materials in the public library catalogue while permitting PP to bar anti-abortion members of the...
View ArticleSpread the word… on wheels!
von totanes writes “Tricycles in the Philippines–motorcycles attached to a carriage and a third wheel–are notorious for obscene messages inside and outside the vehicle. “Trikes told:...
View ArticleFunding cuts to libraries would be ‘devastating’
“A 50 percent cut in state aid to public libraries could mean shorter hours to browse for books, fewer new books on the shelves, an end...
View ArticleThe Researching Librarian
We pointed to The Researching Librarian before, but they now have a spiffy new domain name, researchinglibrarian.com. This site was created for librarians–new or experienced–who find...
View ArticleHarry Potter Books Under Attack In New Haven
NBC30.com Says Antonio Rivera, a representative of several churches, has asked the New Haven, CT, Board of Education to remove the books from city classrooms. He...
View ArticleBefore voting, imagine a town with no library
In today’s Chicago Tribune, columnist Dawn Turner Trice, who says she has always loved libraries, plugs the library referenda that will be on the ballot tomorrow....
View ArticleAuthor opposed to Copyright Extension Act relinquishes his extension.
In a recent message to the CNI-COPYRIGHT listserv, author and law professor Paul Heald tells us that he has convinced the publisher of his forthcoming novel to provide web space to authors wishing to...
View ArticlePatrons Protest USA Patriot Act through “Subversive Checkout”
American Libraries Online reports that about 60 people in Longmont, CO recently participated in an event to call attention to the dangers of the USA PATRIOT...
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