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Introducing ‘The Skillset Podcast' with R. David Lankes and Nicole A. Cooke
Each week 'The Skillset Podcast' will illuminate the complex issues facing libraries and other key institutions in these unprecedented times. Episode One, available now, features hosts David Lankes and Nicole Cooke in discussion with Tamara King, Head of Community Engagement at the Richland Public Library.
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A Reset for Library E-books
In the wake of the pandemic, can publishers and libraries finally hash out their differences?
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ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books
'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' topped the ALA's list of the most banned and challenged books between 2010-2019.
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Ohio Library Board Reverses Decision to End ALA Membership for 'Leaning to the Left'
In seeking to end support for ALA, some library board members at the Medina County District Library in Ohio complained that the organization's support for racial and social justice issues was too politically partisan.
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We Need to Talk About Audible
Bestselling author Cory Doctorow on his crowdfunded effort to tip the scales against Audible's DRM-enforced market dominance.
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Turning Antiracist Knowledge and Education into Action
'PW' columnist Nicole A. Cooke on how allies for social and racial justice are choosing to 'stand in the gap.'
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The Library Is Open (Sort Of...)
'PW' columnist and White Plains (NY) Public Library Director Brian Kenney offers an update nearly a month after his library's partial reopening.
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Library Supporters Urge Action as Senate Recesses Without Relief Bill
With Congress now on break until September, ALA officials are urging library supporters to keep pressing lawmakers for a pandemic relief package that includes funding for libraries.
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Trump Administration Sues to Block California Net Neutrality Law
The Department of Justice asked a federal judge in California to block the state’s 2018 net neutrality law, contending that it countermands federal regulations.
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ALA Announces 2021 Midwinter Meeting Will Be Virtual Only
"Though we very much hoped to be able to meet in person in Indianapolis, the health and safety of conference attendees, ALA members and staff, exhibitors, and other stakeholders are the priority," said Julius C. Jefferson, Jr., ALA president, in announcing the move.
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Penguin Random House Extends Temporary E-book, Digital Audio Terms for Libraries
Terms of sale first enacted in March to help librarians during the Covid-19 crisis will now run through the end of the year.
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Canadian Libraries Respond to 'Globe and Mail' Essay Attacking Public Libraries
Canadian librarians push back against a recently published editorial arguing that public libraries are "a net harm" to literature.
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Internet Archive to Publishers: Drop ‘Needless’ Copyright Lawsuit and Work with Us
During a 30-minute Zoom press conference on July 22, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle urged the four major publishers suing over the organization’s book scanning efforts to consider settling the dispute in the boardroom rather than the courtroom.
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Penguin Random House Extends Open License for Online Readings Through 2020
The program was first announced in March to encourage digital read-aloud sessions for libraries and schools forced to close by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Library Supporters Urge Action on Bill to Provide Relief Funding for Public Libraries
With the August recess looming and another round of coronavirus relief in the works, $2 billion in funding for libraries hangs in the balance.
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Colson Whitehead Awarded 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
The annual Prize for American Fiction, one of the LoC's most prestigious awards, honors an American literary writer "whose body of work is distinguished not only for its mastery of the art but also for its originality of thought and imagination."
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Why Libraries Are Committing to Systemic Change
"The crises we face today—in public health, in our economy, and in confronting the structural racism in our society—demand that we rethink everything," writes author and library educator R. David Lankes, "including what we’ve always considered virtuous institutions, like libraries, schools, and publishers."
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OverDrive to Acquire KKR-Owned RBmedia's Library Business
Combining OverDrive's market-leading platform with RBmedia's exclusive content represents a major new wrinkle in the digital library market: RBmedia is one of the largest producer of audiobooks in the world.
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Putting a Value on Author Events at the Library
No question, librarians are expert book marketers in their communities. But where too many librarians come up short is in communicating the impact and value of their efforts back to publishers.
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Reading Is Only a Step on the Path to Anti-Racism
Anti-racist reading lists are trending, but becoming anti-racist requires action, writes librarian Nicole A. Cooke.
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