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Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

Some book-related links: 79-year-old book collector finally learns to read (Houston Chronicle) A bestselling novel by a soap opera character (The New York Times) Lily Allen drops out of Orange Prize jury (BBC) The (Stephen) ... Read More »

April 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

I see dead people(‘s libraries)

By Jacob Sheen

Library Thing, a social networking website for booklovers, is offering, for your browsing pleasure, the libraries of such luminaries as James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, and Adam Smith, mostly compiled from collections held by museums and ... Read More »

April 1, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

N.Y. library to be renamed

By Scott MacDonald

One of the most famous and beloved libraries in the world “ the New York Public Library, with the famous lion statues standing guard out front “ is getting a new name: The Stephen A. ... Read More »

March 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

How to build a modern library

By Jacob Sheen

Slate has a regular slideshow column, and it's always interesting. This week it tackles the architecture of libraries, and how library design has had to change since computers defeated books by a score of 6 ... Read More »

February 27, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Bookmarks: closing libraries, rewarding booksellers, and filming Chabon

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related (but not Valentine's Day-themed, alas) links: Victoria library locks out workers, shuts down all branches (Victoria Times Colonist) California bookseller gets $500k MacArthur grant (MSNBC) The Coen Brothers to filmify Michael Chabon's The ... Read More »

February 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

U.K. library patrons love Patterson

By Scott MacDonald

In literary circles, there is probably no author more loathed than the U.S. thriller writer James Patterson, who freely admits to writing his books “ which he pumps out at a rate of eight or ... Read More »

February 8, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Calgary Herald: After a hiatus from library shelves, a controversial novel is being welcomed back into Calgary Catholic School District schools. The Golden Compass, a decade-old novel by Philip Pullman, was pulled from ... Read More »

January 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Victoria, B.C., library workers stage walkout over suspension

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Times Colonist: Unionized workers from the Greater Victoria Public Library were off the job yesterday to protest the suspension of a colleague, said union spokesman Ed Seedhouse. The job action closed all nine ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Bookmarks: special library edition

By Nathan Whitlock

Some library-related links: Libraries saved... outside of Chatham, Ontario, anyway (Chatham Daily News) Libraries doing okay... in Toronto, anyway (Toronto Star) Libraries doing better than ever! (Toronto Star) But there's porn in the library! (The ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

How should libraries handle the homeless?

By Nathan Whitlock

Libraries and the homeless go together like “ actually, it's hard to say, because the relationship between the two is constantly changing, and differs from city to city, system to system, and even branch to ... Read More »

January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

I see dead people(‘s libraries)

N.Y. library to be renamed

How to build a modern library

Bookmarks: closing libraries, rewarding booksellers, and filming Chabon

U.K. library patrons love Patterson

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

Victoria, B.C., library workers stage walkout over suspension

Bookmarks: special library edition

How should libraries handle the homeless?

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