Libraries – For Reading Addicts

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March 15, 2025

Trump Cuts Funding for Libraries, ALA Fights Back with “Show Up for Our Libraries” Campaign

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting federal funding for the Institute of…

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September 2, 2024

Queen Camilla and Attorney General donate books to vandalised library

Queen Camilla and the Attorney General, Richard Hermer – the government's chief legal adviser –…

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Literature News

August 23, 2022

All Challenged Books, Including The Bible, Removed from School Libraries

The day before school began, teachers and librarians in Texas, USA were told to remove…

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Children's Literature News

February 4, 2022

Library Lets 8-Year-Old Child Loan Out His Handwritten Book

A book handwritten by an 8-year-old boy has a waiting list full of patrons who…

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Libraries News

April 5, 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Proven Just How Important Libraries Are

Libraries can and should be seen as indications of just how great a certain town…

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Libraries News

June 26, 2020

English Libraries Set to Reopen 4th July as Lockdown Rules Relaxed

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to grind to a halt, with most shops,…

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Libraries News

June 23, 2020

Library Reads Out of Print Book to 102-Year-Old Patron During Lockdown

It seems the world doesn’t agree on much right now, but one thing I think…

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Libraries News

February 2, 2020

10-year-old girl borrows her 1,700th book from local library

A 10-year-old girl from Basingstoke, UK, withdrew her 1,700th book this week! Olivia Brazier attends…

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Libraries News

February 1, 2020

Library visits have risen in the US and fallen in the UK

Library use in the USA has risen in the past few years, but has fallen…

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Discussion and Recommendations Libraries News

January 16, 2020

The NYPL List Most Checked-out Books of all Time

The New York Public Library was founded more than a century ago, and as such…

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