April 2012
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'The Hunger Games' ignites the ALA's list of most... →
The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom released its annual list of most frequently challenged books of 2011 yesterday, and the increased popularity of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian saga — in large part fueled by buzz surrounding the blockbuster film — drove the books higher on the list. In 2010, only the first novel cracked the top ten at number...
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JK Rowling announces "The Casual Vacancy" as title... →
The new book, to be published worldwide on 27 September including ebook and audio formats, begins with the unexpected death of Barry Fairweather, whose demise in his early 40s leaves a space on the parish council.
Publisher Little Brown said it would be a “blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising” novel.
It will be interesting to see how well this book does...
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“Good libraries, like good anythings, need expert people working within them....”
– Andrew Motion
(Source: Andrew Motion attacks ‘catastrophic’ plan for volunteers to run libraries)
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“You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! ...”
– Doctor Who, “Tooth and Claw”
(via libraryoasis)
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Craigslist thread reveals subculture of sexual... →
GAAAAAH. Why can’t these people stick to rolling around in the back of cars and dark alleyways like the rest of society? Now I’m going to feel like I need to close my eyes every time I turn a corner in the stacks.
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D.C. School Librarians Face An Uncertain Future →
Still, she says parental involvement can’t replace the work of a librarian. “A librarian can turn a hesitant reader into an avid reader,” she says.
Plus, Carl Harvey, president of the American Association of School Librarians, says running a library is about much more than books these days.
“School libraries teach the process of how you deal with information, how you...
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