…so says Barbara Vey in her blog at Publishers Weekly about the RWA Conference in hot Dallas. “Today was all about the librarians. In a program founded by author and former librarian Cathie Linz, the ...

The encyclopedia maker could have become a casualty of the Wikipedia era. But it has remade itself into a digital learning giant that is weighing going public. By the time the last Encyclopaedia ...

The 23,600 volumes he accumulated between the 1970s and his arrest in March of 1990 were all stashed in his 17-room home — wall to wall, floor to ceiling, in hallways, closets and bathrooms. But the ...

It’s again time (for the 20th time!) for a look back at the notable library stories from the last year. In September, Lizzo toured the Library of Congress, stopping to play a crystal flute that once ...

he 132-year-old University of Chicago houses more than 800,000 volumes related to South Asia, making it one of the world's premier collections for studies on the region. But how did such a treasure ...

The history of the printed book stretches back well over a millennium, the title of the oldest known book currently being held by a Tang Dynasty work of the Diamond Sutra. But what about the most ...

The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement. Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger ...

State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and library The 13 books could be banned under House bill 29, which became effective from 1 ...

As conservative parents, educators, and politicians spread the book-banning movement across the nation, Utah has quickly arisen as one of the most dystopian states when it comes to the right to read.

Libraries had changed since I was a kid. They were now more like a community service center than just a home for books. Older people signed up to learn basic computer skills or how to set up an ...

Along with bomb threats and book challenges, we%u2019re seeing an increase in the number of libraries dealing with ransomware attacks, where hackers gain access to a library system%u2019s data, ...