American Libraries, the flagship magazine of the American Library Association, is published 6 times yearly, with occasional digital supplements, by the American Library Association. ISSN 0002-9769.

Two related big stories this time. The first is from the Publisher’s Association which shows that the printed book is alive and well and not likely to be wiped out by the e-book any time soon. Phew, that’s alright then.

The content of a children’s book – not its form as a print book or a digital book – predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Uit een onderzoek onder 2000 Nederlandse consumenten en 50 retailers – uitgevoerd door OnePoll in opdracht van Manhattan Associates – blijkt dat klanten steeds hogere eisen stellen aan klantbeleving, zeker in de fysieke winkel. 

Het Verenigd Koninkrijk heeft als eerste land ter wereld het leenrecht uitgebreid naar e-books en audioboeken.  Vanaf 1 juli 2017 kunnen bibliotheken in het Verenigd Koninkrijk naar eigen inzicht e-books en luisterboeken aankopen en uitlenen, als er per uitlening maar een vergoeding aan de auteur w…

The government is expanding the Public Lending Right (PLR) to include e-books and e-audiobooks, meaning their authors will be eligible for payment in the same way as those whose physical books are borrowed from libraries.

In late March and early April 2017, ALSC collected statements from Everyday Advocates about the impact of IMLS funding on the children and families they serve. 

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Library neutrality sounds innocuous, but it’s not, if you’re a librarian. Although neutrality has long been regarded and taught as an important ethic of the

VELDHOVEN - De Veldhovense muziekschool zou verhuizen naar de eerste verdieping van de bibliotheek. Maar er is te weinig geld voor de benodigde verbouwing.

Het waren twee heel verschillende dingen die me aan het denken zetten. Of eigenlijk drie. 

Carnegie Trust’s analysis ‘seriously avoids the truth of what is happening’, according to library campaigner Tim Coates

Explore the history of disco music, dance and culture in this afternoon symposium that features appearances by Gloria Gaynor, Good Morning America host Robin…

The “I Will Survive” singer headlined the library’s first after-hours party.

Does that birdhouse filled with paperbacks on your block represent an adorable neighborhood amenity or the “corporatization of literary philanthropy”?

Improving the country’s dilapidated public library system.

It has been called one of the most impressive and beautiful libraries in the world.