Libraries
A free Spotify alternative? How US libraries became the place to stream your new favorite band
As Spotify’s royalty model remains under scrutiny, some libraries are relying on a start-up to help give local artists the play they deserve
Alaina Demopoulos
28, Nov, 2022 @7:51 PM
Lea Bridge library pavilion – lending new life organically to a public space
The tree-friendly, timber-lined extension to the east London building is a soothing haven that works in harmony with its surroundings
Rowan Moore
06, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
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Letters
03, Nov, 2022 @6:08 PM
Parliamentary report calls for government to support and modernise libraries
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee report says libraries are ‘an important part of a community’s infrastructure’
Sarah Shaffi
03, Nov, 2022 @3:37 PM
Michael Asser obituary
Other lives: Librarian and arts administrator who translated Greek biblical texts into English
Liz Asser
28, Oct, 2022 @4:20 PM
Peterborough libraries offer amnesty on fines to recover 22,000 missing books
Service says the move is aimed at encourage the return of borrowers who stopped using the library during the Covid pandemic
Sarah Shaffi
25, Oct, 2022 @1:01 PM
New exhibition to explore mythology of Alexander the Great
British Library showcases two millennia of storytelling inspired by the ancient Macedonian conqueror
Esther Addley
20, Oct, 2022 @7:06 PM
Martin Lewis backs guide for libraries wanting to become winter ‘warm banks’
The money saving expert has teamed up with the UK’s library and information association to offer tips and guidance
Sarah Shaffi
12, Oct, 2022 @10:15 AM
Libraries to offer shelter to the vulnerable during UK’s cost of living crisis
Fines for late books will also be abolished by some libraries in England and Wales in a bid to ease financial pressures
Sarah Shaffi
28, Sep, 2022 @9:32 AM
Pennsylvania school district accused of banning Girls Who Code book series
Pen America says Central York school district’s 2021 ban list included coding titles, but officials say material no longer banned
Lauren Aratani
26, Sep, 2022 @7:33 PM
‘We’ve moved backwards’: US librarians face unprecedented attacks amid rightwing book bans
From active shooter trainings to cancelled bookmobiles, librarians are caught in the crossfire of a conservative censorship craze
Lauren Mechling
20, Sep, 2022 @5:00 AM
Tim Briggs obituary
Other lives: Librarian and music teacher with a love of performing, from theatre to chamber choirs
Jonathan Briggs
18, Sep, 2022 @6:51 PM
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