As the bedbug hysteria spreads to Canada, we continue our efforts to clear up the misinformation.
In this independent investigation, we talk with multiple sources and reveal how bedbugs in public libraries aren’t the great threat the New York Times suggests.
The librarians didn’t come for the muffins. But the publishers came for the librarians.
Marilyn Johnson recently appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #324. Ms. Johnson is most recently the author of This Book is Overdue! Condition of Mr….
Guardian: “While most of us might expect to have to wear gloves to read 14th-century illuminated manuscripts, Silverman says it is damaging. He and a…
Mercury News: “The number of books threatened with removal from library shelves dropped last year to its lowest total on record, with 405 challenges reported…
Approximately 170,000 volumes and papers have been discovered in the Cambridge University library tower. Some people believed that this stash of tomes represented little more…
It is a fundamental truth that librarians are among the sexiest people on the planet. But the Dover Town Library staff have me contemplating all…
The FBI has issued the first demand for library records under the Patriot Act. The library in question is apparently somewhere in the Bridgeport, Connecticut….
Our Rocky Mountain pal and colleague has the scoop on the campaign to divest Denver’s libraries of racy fotonovelas. After having removed 6,000 of these…
If you’ve ever wanted to know how presidential libraries operate, now’s your chance. According to Dr. Jay Hawkes, presidential libraries are “some of the most…
Because one can never cover too many awards, I note that Orhan Pamuk has won the 2005 Book Trade Peace Prize. The prize is the…
Frederick Forsyth has decided to run against Tony Blair. Well, if this is what it takes to get him to stop writing, count me in…
The illustrious Mark Sarvas has served up spectacular coverage of the L.A. Times Book Festival. He even makes a noble attempt to understand Steve Almond….
The BBC is about to release an Internet video viewer, so that one may review BBC content over the last 7 to 14 days. No…
The Associated Press reports that Rushdie’s new novel will “have a lot more India in it” than Midnight’s Children. That’s great. But it still doesn’t…
In Singapore, Starbucks cafes have initiated a used-book program to get people reading. Read a book, drop it off at a Starbucks, and get $1…
Reading on a Dream: I hope these kids take their show on the road. Opening night at the Library of Congress? Somewhat Related Link: If…
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