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School Librarians Belong in NYC Schools 26 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
The New York City Department of Education, one of the largest educational organizations in the world, has effectively given up on librarians. As DOE officials call for a variance to state law which re...
Nothing to read? Airport libraries to the rescue 26 Aug 2013 | 08:40 am
It's appropriate that a book celebrating the 75th anniversary of Nashville International Airport includes a page -- and a charming photo -- documenting the library branch that opened on-site in 1962. ...
The Books That Bring The Civil Rights Movement To Life 25 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
NPR partial compilation of books about the Civil Rights Movement.
A library card may get you more than you think 25 Aug 2013 | 06:41 pm
NBC News ran a story Saturday evening titled -- A library card may get you more than you think Several LISNEWS articles have covered this type of story recently but I think it is useful for librarian...
Death Keeps Typewriters Alive, Clacking 23 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
Typewriters are still popular and used for many things, including funeral homes and prisons. A recent model is transparent, so contraband can't be smuggled in with one in prison environments. "They pr...
A Unique Digital Music Service, For Locals Only 23 Aug 2013 | 03:56 am
Just as e-books have begun working their way into libraries, librarians are grappling with how to embrace digital music. At the Iowa City Public Library, an unusual licensing arrangement with local ar...
Why shutting down Groklaw & Lavabit was a bad move 22 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
Read opinion piece here.
LISTen: An LISNews.org Program -- Episode #249 21 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
This special edition deals with the Groklaw shutdown announced on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Groklaw is hosted at ibiblio similarly to LISNews and librarian.net. History of the growth of the National S...
Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87 20 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
Mr. Leonard’s louche characters and deadpan dialogue in novels like “Get Shorty” elevated the popular crime thriller to a higher literary shelf. Full article
A Summer Reading Program and Its Discontents 20 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
Via Gawker a librarian who is sick to death of the same kid always having read the greatest number of books at the summer reading program. Nine-year old Tyler Weaver calls himself “the king of the re...
