institution charged with the care of a collection of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials, such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films
AI makes the illegible readable: During the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, hot mud engulfed a library in Herculaneum. Until now, it was almost impossible to read ...
spektrum.de/news/verkohlte-schriftrollen-ki-macht-das-unlesbare-lesbar/2190486
First look inside Wakefield’s former BHS store being transformed into city’s new library and museum
wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/first-look-inside-wakefields-former-bhs-store-being-transformed-into-citys-new-library-and-museum-4367212
Cleveland Public Library dazzles visitors with 500,000 floating flowers : Rebecca Louise Law’s exhibit, “The Archive,” features dried flowers hanging inside the ...
ideastream.org/arts-culture/2023-10-06/cleveland-public-library-dazzles-visitors-with-500-000-floating-flowers
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axios.com/local/richmond/2023/10/02/virginia-serial-book-banner
23 more books removed from Spotsylvania school libraries: Spotsylvania schools superintendent Mark Taylor has removed 23 more books from county high school ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/education/23-more-books-removed-from-spotsylvania-school-libraries/article_c975e52b-9755-584a-85aa-3b17ae84b9c8.html
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra musicians to enchant local libraries with diverse chamber music extravaganza
helsinkitimes.fi/culture/24262-helsinki-philharmonic-orchestra-musicians-to-enchant-local-libraries-with-diverse-chamber-music-extravaganza.html
Brooklyn Public Library exhibit tells Jay-Z's story for hip-hop's 50th anniversary
pbs.org/newshour/show/brooklyn-library-opens-exhibit-celebrating-jay-zs-writing-for-hip-hops-50th-anniversary
Willow Star Calls Out Disney For "Embarassing" Removal Of Sequel Show From Disney+
screenrant.com/willow-disney-plus-removal-warwick-davis-response/
Banned Books Week comes at tense time for nation’s libraries and schools: Banned Books Week, an annual event first established in 1982, has arrived amid a ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4230614-banned-book-week-comes-at-tense-time-for-nations-libraries-and-schools/
Dunedin's best kept secret: Down the corridor of one of Dunedin's oldest buildings is a collection of 14,000 books housed in one of New Zealand's last athenaeums ...
rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018910304/dunedin-s-best-kept-secret
Library Flags Book As Potentially 'Sexually Explicit' Due To... Author's Last Name
huffpost.com/entry/alabama-library-childrens-book-last-name-gay_n_65239d56e4b09f4b8d40b364
Children and parents begin uphill fightback against book bans in Florida: The conservative group Moms for Liberty is encouraging a very specific tactic: Steamy ...
cnn.com/2023/10/06/us/florida-banned-books/
Michael Connelly, Nikki Grimes, Judy Blume and other authors unite against book bans
npr.org/2023/10/04/1203415223/michael-connelly-nikki-grimes-judy-blume-and-other-authors-unite-against-book-ba
Adults have a lot to say about book bans — but what about kids?: We've heard from parents, authors, activists and other adults about banned books ...
npr.org/2023/10/04/1203277224/kids-on-book-bans-during-banned-books-week
Royal Library to build glass elevator to rooftop overlooking Mont des Arts: The rooftop will become a semi-public place: it will be accessible to everyone ...
brusselstimes.com/brussels/719796/royal-library-to-build-glass-elevator-to-rooftop-overlooking-mont-des-arts
Book bans continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports: The nationwide surge in book bannings continues. The American Library ...
apnews.com/article/books-bans-american-library-association-42b34a284a6363439de20bbb65bb43b4
Antarctic rescue mission photos from 1902 found in Leeds library: The images track a 1902 mission to help Captain Robert Scott's famous ship Discovery.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-66994315
Brightlingsea library hosts 'Geek Culture Day' with D&D club: Brightlingsea Library in New Street is opening its doors to all fantasy enthusiasts for the ...
gazette-news.co.uk/news/23820050.brightlingsea-library-hosts-geek-culture-day-d-d-club/
‘Chance of a century’ – could department store become Berlin’s first central library?
theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/03/chance-of-a-century-could-department-store-become-berlins-first-central-library
Alabama library nearly puts children's book written by author named Gay on banned list due to it being 'sexually explicit'
news.sky.com/story/alabama-library-nearly-puts-childrens-book-written-by-author-named-gay-on-banned-list-due-to-it-being-sexually-explicit-12980991
Goosebumps Review - IGN: On Disney+ and Hulu, R.L. Stine goes Stranger Things.
ign.com/articles/goosebumps-review-disney-plus-hulu-justin-long
Republican debate live updates | Candidates go after Biden — and Trump: Follow along for up-to-the-minute updates of the debate.
apnews.com/live-blog/republican-presidential-debate-live-updates
Texas law banning some drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge rules: A federal judge in Texas declared on Tuesday that a state law that bans “sexually ...
cnn.com/2023/09/27/politics/texas-drag-show-ban-unconstitutional-free-speech/
Quick Glance: Federal Judge Declares Ban on Certain Drag Shows Unconstitutional
- A federal judge declared that Texas cannot enforce a new law restricting some public drag shows as it is unconstitutional.
- U.S. District Judge David Hittner found that Senate Bill 12 infringes on the First Amendment and limits free speech.
- The law, now deemed unconstitutional, prohibited performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics in front of children.
- Similar laws in other states that restrict drag performances have also been ruled unconstitutional by federal courts.
£3.5m plan to reopen Stoke-on-Trent swimming pool that shut 12 years ago: Tunstall Baths was closed by the council as part of budget cuts in 2011.
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/8m-plan-reopen-stoke-trent-8744834
Thousands gather in Melbourne CBD for Walk for Yes rally: Walk for Yes rallies have kicked off around the country, with thousands flooding the State Library ...
theage.com.au/national/victoria/thousands-gather-in-melbourne-cbd-for-walk-for-yes-rally-20230917-p5e593.html
With shutdown looming, Carter library moves up birthday celebration for 39th president
cnn.com/2023/09/27/politics/jimmy-carter-birthday-celebration-government-shutdown/
Jimmy Carter’s Birthday Party Was Rescheduled in Case of Shutdown: Anticipating its closure, the Carter library moved up celebrations for the former president ...
nytimes.com/2023/09/30/us/politics/jimmy-carter-birthday-party-library.html
Quick Glance: Celebration of Jimmy Carter's 99th Birthday as He Receives Hospice Care
- Americans celebrate the 99th birthday of former President Jimmy Carter this weekend.
- The White House showcases a wooden cake display on its north lawn.
- The Carter library in Georgia hosts a public party.
- Carter, a Democrat who served as U.S. president from January 1977 to January 1981, is currently receiving hospice care.
San Antonio Central Library's Chihuly sculpture gets a dusting: A two-man crew cleaned all 917 pieces of "Fiesta Tower" by hand this week. The cost: $12,000
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Kindred Stories partners with Banned Wagon to give away free books: The Penguin Random House bookmobile plans to create access to children's and young adult ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/banned-wagon-coming-to-houston-18401667.php
Buy a new PlayStation 5, get a free game through Oct. 20: Through Oct. 20 owners of a new digital or disc-based PlayStation 5 can add a free game to their ...
polygon.com/deals/23891114/ps5-free-game-playstation-deal-sale-promo
Majority of US Parents Think Public Library Book Bans Infringe on Their Rights: "This report sheds light on the perceptions of parents regarding public ...
commondreams.org/news/parents-banning-books
What's behind the national surge in book bans? A low-tech website tied to Moms for Liberty
usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/10/05/website-driving-banned-books-surge-moms-for-liberty/70922213007/
A Trump Party in the Reagan Library: The second Republican debate, like the former president’s speech, showed how much has changed
economist.com/united-states/2023/09/28/a-trump-party-in-the-reagan-library
The Switch Up — Books take political center stage: The hallways of public schools have become a newfound political battleground this year ...
thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4248148-the-switch-up-books-bans-center-stage/
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris Won’t Return Library Books He Thinks Are Obscene
thedailybeast.com/kootenai-county-sheriff-bob-norris-wont-return-library-books-he-thinks-are-obscene
School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds: The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year ...
npr.org/2023/09/21/1200725104/book-bans-school-pen-america
Quick Glance: PEN America Report: Increase in School Book Bans
- A report by PEN America reveals a fourfold increase in the number of books permanently removed from US school libraries and classrooms - from 333 books last year to 1,263.
- Florida had the highest number of bans compared to other states.
- The organization considers any action that restricts access to a book as a ban, including books removed from classrooms or libraries, as well as books temporarily removed during challenges.
- According to recent NPR/Ipsos polling, 64% of Americans oppose book bans by school boards, and 69% oppose book bans by state lawmakers.
Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023: The most sweeping challenges often originate with such conservative organizations as Moms for ...
pennlive.com/nation-world/2023/09/challenges-to-library-books-continue-at-record-pace-in-2023.html
Quick Glance: Over 1,900 Book Titles Censored in 2023 - Alarming Trend
- Nearly 700 attempts to ban library books in the first eight months of the year.
- The American Library Association reported a 20% increase in attempts to censor 1,915 titles.
- ALA's data may not include all censorship attempts, as it relies on information from library professionals and news reports.
- Illinois became the first state to ban book bans in June.
Long-awaited National Library set to reopen with 11 floors and millions of stories
timesofisrael.com/long-awaited-national-library-set-to-open-with-11-floors-and-millions-of-stories/
Book challenges at record high: report: Book challenges in school and public libraries have reached a record high in 2023, according to preliminary data released ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4213725-book-challenges-at-record-high-report/
Book ban defenders use sex scenes to make their point at Senate hearing: A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on book bans took a racy turn Tuesday ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/4200011-book-ban-defenders-use-sex-scenes-to-make-their-point-at-senate-hearing/
Quick Glance: Sex Scenes Used as Arguments in Senate Hearing on Book Bans
- A witness read from the book, saying 'Cousins weren’t supposed to do these things with cousins.'
- During the hearing, a male-male sex scene from the same book was read, along with a paragraph from 'Gender Queer,' which is also on Pen America’s banned book list.
- Kennedy quoted from the book, saying 'I’m going to give you the blowjob of your life, then I want you inside of me.'
- The hearing on book bans was called due to Republican-led states making it easier to challenge books in classrooms and school board meetings being filled with arguments on appropriate reading materials for children.
Galeries Lafayette in Berlin: The end of the department store also has its good side
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/kommentar-galeries-lafayette-in-berlin-das-aus-des-kaufhauses-hat-auch-sein-gutes-li.2146645
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CDC director stresses importance of updated COVID booster shot amid rising cases: US health officials authorized and endorsed the updated shot this week.
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Quick Glance: CDC director emphasizes importance of updated COVID booster shot amid increasing cases
- The CDC recommended updated COVID booster shots for Americans aged 6 months and older due to rising cases and hospitalizations across the country.
- In an interview with ABC News Live on Tuesday night, CDC Director Mandy Cohen stressed the importance of getting the updated shot and addressed safety concerns, stating that the shots have been studied 'more than any vaccine in history.'
- The CDC recommends that everyone should get the updated COVID vaccine, and it will be available in doctor's offices and pharmacies across the country in the coming days.
- The CDC director expressed concern that fewer than half of adults over 65 and only 1 in 5 Americans received the booster shot last fall.
"Friesland" thriller: The 23rd part is submerged: In the old town of Leer we are shooting again. Part 23 of the "Friesland" crime series is being created between ...
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A library corner where members of the community share books from their personal collections is opening up new avenues for communication ... Show more www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/5003210/
GOP Candidates Head to Reagan’s Library as Party Drifts From His Ideas: GOP hopefuls are preparing to debate this week at the Ronald Reagan Presidential ...
wsj.com/politics/elections/gop-republican-debate-c2a18d15
Alabama public library system mistakenly flags children’s book as ‘sexually explicit’ because author’s last name is Gay
cnn.com/2023/10/11/us/alabama-library-marie-louise-gay-reaj/
Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Library Next Week: Kirby & The Amazing Mirror returns
nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-game-boy-advance-library-next-week
Lauren Groff has a go bag and says so should you: Acclaimed author Lauren Groff's new novel, The Vaster Wilds, is about a young girl on the run during Colonial ...
npr.org/2023/09/11/1198409885/lauren-groff-the-vaster-wilds
Zuckerberg unveils Quest 3 as Meta tries to stay ahead in the mixed reality headset game
cnn.com/2023/09/27/tech/zuckerberg-meta-quest-3/
Texas Rangers backers try to smear history author’s reputation: ‘Texas Rangers operated a fable factory.’ So says the author of a critical book who got knocked ...
dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2023/09/13/they-didnt-like-his-book-on-the-texas-rangers-so-they-tried-to-smear-his-reputation/
Cindy Crawford Says She Had to "Mold" Herself to Richard Gere While They Were Together
cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a45239546/cindy-crawford-richard-gere-relationship-comments-the-super-models/
Paid articlePaid Penguin Random House is giving out free copies of banned books in Houston: The Banned Wagon is road-tripping through the south to hand out books in affected ...
axios.com/local/houston/2023/09/27/banned-wagon-book-bans
Raymond Moriyama, architect behind iconic Canadian buildings, dies at 93: Moriyama was behind the creation of numerous iconic landmarks both in Canada and abroad ...
globalnews.ca/news/9936774/9936774-raymond-moriyama-iconic-canadian-architect-dead/
Mobile Library book challenges rescinded; both challengers had not “yet seen nor read the books”
al.com/news/2023/08/mobile-library-book-challenges-rescinded-both-challengers-had-not-yet-seen-nor-read-the-books.html
Where do Americans mingle?: Sit-down chain restaurants foster more cross-class mixing than any other institution
economist.com/united-states/2023/09/07/where-do-americans-mingle
Quick Glance: Where do Americans gather?
- Booths at the restaurant chain, known for its abundance of breadsticks, feature spotted upholstery.
- Sit-down restaurants like Olive Garden, Chili's, and Applebee's top the list.
- Americans in the top income quintile might encounter people from different backgrounds at the post office or Starbucks, but unlikely from the poorest fifth.
- In theory, Americans should come across each other in public institutions.
Is Pennridge secretly banning books? This dad went to court to find out.: Seven records requests, countless card catalog searches, and one court case later ...
inquirer.com/education/pennridge-school-district-book-ban-sexualized-content-soft-censoring-20231008.html
Popular Cambridge café closes 'with great sadness' after nine years: The St Andrew's Street branch of Espresso Library will remain open 'for the time ...
cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/popular-cambridge-caf-closes-with-27670389
It’s official: LK-99 isn’t a room-temperature superconductor: Latest room-temperature superconductor claims offer a lesson in how to spot sketchy science.
techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/lk-99-room-temperature-superconductor/
Column: Reagan gave Americans hope. Trump offers venom and lies: The Republican Party will hold a presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan library ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-24/column-reagan-gave-americans-hope-trump-offers-venom-and-lies
Pankaj Tripathi inaugurates school library in his late father's memory in Bihar: Actor Pankaj Tripathi talks about inaugurating a school library in Bihar ...
hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/pankaj-tripathi-inaugurates-school-library-in-his-late-fathers-memory-in-bihar-babuji-felt-education-is-important-101694384850247.html
Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Color, SNES & NES Library With Four More Games
nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-game-boy-color-snes-and-nes-library-with-four-more-games
Amid backlash, HamCo library puts John Green's 'The Fault in Our Stars' back in teen section
indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2023/08/14/john-greens-the-fault-in-our-stars-back-in-teen-section-at-hamilton-east-public-library/70587610007/
Maker Of Popular Starfield Mod Threatens Those Who Pirate It With Sabotage [Update: He Says He Won't Now]
kotaku.com/starfield-mod-dlss-nvidia-paywall-nexus-free-update-1850878949
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Lithuania to supply Ukraine with 1.5 million projectiles: The Ministry of Defence of Lithuania has announced the supply of 1.5 million projectiles to Ukraine ...
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/8/7419021/
Opinion | Living and Dying in ¾ Time: As Jimmy Buffett sang, ‘The sunrise’ll bring on the sleep that escaped us.’
nytimes.com/2023/09/09/opinion/jimmy-buffett-friendship.html
FAA looks to require cockpit technology to reduce close calls: The move follows a series of close calls involving commercial planes this year.
abcnews.go.com/US/faa-require-cockpit-technology-reduce-close-calls/story
Teenage girl attacked outside Rotorua Library prompts increased police presence in the area
nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/teenage-girl-attacked-outside-rotorua-library-prompts-increased-police-presence-in-the-area/P3OXFZAF2VFX3K5OW3SLOAXMCU/
Takahē recovery: New wild home for birds on Ngāi Tahu whenua in Ōtākou: Takahē numbers are now estimated to be nearing 500 and growing at 8pc a year.
nzherald.co.nz/kahu/takahe-recovery-new-wild-home-for-birds-on-ngai-tahu-whenua-in-otakou/MMFSWNMCJJBWVKJAVV3XV6GI4E/
Remembering Robert McCloskey’s Books, Like ‘Blueberries for Sal,’ in a Maine Library
nytimes.com/2023/08/25/books/robert-mccloskey-books-maine.html
Excitebike 64 Comes to Nintendo Switch Online Next Week - IGN: Excitebike 64 is the latest game to join the Nintendo Switch Online N64 library ...
ign.com/articles/excitebike-64-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-next-week
Quick Glance: Nintendo Expands Switch Online N64 Library with New Game Next Week
- Experience dirt in Excitebike 64
- Nintendo announces addition of Excitebike 64 to N64 library
- The game will be released next week on August 30th
- Developed by Left Field in 2000, this game offers racing, multiplayer, custom tracks, and other fun modes, including the original Excitebike NES game
A few years ago, as word began to spread about just who had moved into the house on the corner, Will Ellis hopped off the school bus, spotted his new South Hills neighbor working in the yard and promptly seized the moment.
wvgazettemail.com/life/food_and_dining/from-forbidden-to-forever-new-kanawha-library-center-to-honor-otis-laury/article_5c7d084c-e97a-51f7-aef3-18fe2d095c28.html
Hamilton East library president, who pushed book review policy, is removed from board
indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/education/2023/08/15/hamilton-east-library-board-president-laura-alerding-removed-noblesville-school-board/70598807007/
Requests to ban books hit a 21-year high. See which titles were the most challenged
cnn.com/2023/08/27/us/school-library-book-ban-increase-dg/
California Legislature sends Newsom his 'anti-book ban' bill: The legislation would fine districts for blocking curriculum and books for discriminatory ...
politico.com/news/2023/09/07/california-newsom-anti-book-ban-bill-00114634
Dolly comes to Kansas. Parton promotes reading program as it expands to JoCo, WyCo
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article278235373.html
Quick Glance: Dolly Parton Expands Reading Program in Kansas
- Dolly Parton started a foundation to give free books to children because her father, though intelligent, couldn't read.
- Before his death, Parton's father worked with her to launch the program.
- Parton visited Overland Park to celebrate the full implementation of the Imagination Library program in Kansas.
- Parton's program began in Tennessee in 1995.
We all grew up with Disney’s Cinderella in the wrong colors: A new 4K restoration of Cinderella finally gets the Disney Princess’ dress and hair back to their ...
polygon.com/century-of-disney/23843515/cinderella-restoration-4k-disney-plus
Texas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty
apnews.com/article/houston-homeless-feeding-food-not-bombs-not-guilty-530a5e5931fc6db8f0ab7d51b2331492
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