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#lgbtq
fromLGBTQ Nation
14 hours ago
SF LGBT

A librarian was fired for refusing to hide LGBTQ+ books from kids. Then something amazing happened. - LGBTQ Nation

Library director Luanne James was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from youth access, sparking significant community support and fundraising efforts.
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago
LGBT

Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge

A Tennessee library director faces termination for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books and for alleged privacy violations regarding patrons.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
14 hours ago

A librarian was fired for refusing to hide LGBTQ+ books from kids. Then something amazing happened. - LGBTQ Nation

Library director Luanne James was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from youth access, sparking significant community support and fundraising efforts.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Tennessee library board meets to weigh firing librarian who refused LGBTQ+ book purge

A Tennessee library director faces termination for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books and for alleged privacy violations regarding patrons.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Guardian view on the Women's Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency | Editorial

The library was to hold material relating to women's work, too. This year's centenary is an opportunity to celebrate the institution's unique holdings.
Women in technology
Books
fromTime Out New York
1 day ago

This New York reading retreat is rethinking book clubs

Page Break offers a unique weekend retreat where strangers read a novel aloud together, fostering community and enhancing comprehension.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 day ago

Oakland library commission takes first step in renaming Cesar E. Chavez Branch

Lawmakers are considering renaming locations named after César Chávez following serious sexual assault allegations against him.
fromNextgov.com
4 days ago

Citizen Science Month 2026 is about more than just stargazing

Citizen Science Month is built around a goal of 2.5 million 'Acts of Science,' tying the annual event to America's 250th birthday through a simple but powerful idea: lots of small contributions can add up to something really meaningful.
OMG science
Higher education
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Student journalists are often on their own. I built a network to change that. - Poynter

A regional network of student newspapers was created to support collaboration and resource sharing among student-run publications in Philadelphia.
fromWarpweftandway
4 days ago

Upcoming Collaborative Learning Events

The first event is a roundtable on "Zhuangzi: Fate, Desires, Transformation" on April 6th at 9:00am Beijing time.
Philosophy
Digital life
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

The pleasure of books in the digital age

The debate over digital archiving versus physical books highlights the unique engagement and sensory experience that books provide in a digital age.
NYC politics
fromNew York City, NY Patch
5 days ago

Your Vote Decides Which New York Neighborhood Fix Mamdani Will Tackle Next

Over 11,600 New Yorkers participated in the Mayor's Municipal Madness to select city projects for repair by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Books
fromFast Company
2 days ago

How American independent bookstores made a massive comeback

Independent bookstores have adapted and are thriving despite the rise of online shopping.
#literacy
Fundraising
fromEpicenter NYC
1 week ago

How three Brooklyn moms are helping kids build their own home libraries - Epicenter NYC

Brooklyn Book Bodega has provided over 260,000 children and families with access to books and events promoting a love of reading.
Fundraising
fromEpicenter NYC
1 week ago

How three Brooklyn moms are helping kids build their own home libraries - Epicenter NYC

Brooklyn Book Bodega has provided over 260,000 children and families with access to books and events promoting a love of reading.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Hoover-Foster needs a library. Is this shuttered grocery store the answer?

Oakland is considering purchasing a former grocery store to convert it into a library, addressing a long-standing lack of library access in the area.
#public-libraries
Social justice
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Why Libraries Matter in a Fascist Moment

Public libraries are vital infrastructure enabling free access to knowledge, gathering spaces, and shared intellectual life that authoritarianism seeks to eliminate.
Books
fromConde Nast Traveler
6 days ago

Book Lovers, These Towns Were Made for You

Cities are nurturing a return to reading with bookstores, literary festivals, and spaces for readers to enjoy books.
Renovation
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

New York City is giving its iconic Carnegie Libraries a makeover

New York Public Library completed a $176 million renovation of five Carnegie Libraries, establishing climate-sensitive design standards as models for balancing historic preservation with contemporary community needs.
Film
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

The ultimate entertainment budget hack: Your local library

Local libraries offer free access to books, ebooks, DVDs, and audiobooks as a cost-effective alternative to expensive movie tickets and streaming services.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks ago

From the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.

Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
Education
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

In a Bayview warehouse, kids scour dozens of shelves for 5 free books

The Children's Book Project provides free books to low-income students through warehouse field trips and has distributed over 3.4 million books across California since 1992.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Children and teens roundup the best new picture books and novels

Bear finds hope in a tiny seed after his forest disappears, needing help from other animals to nurture it.
Remodel
fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

The renovated Albina Library transforms from a historic building into a multipurpose community hub offering ESL classes, maker spaces, teen areas, and cultural programming beyond traditional book lending.
#independent-bookstore
fromEast Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
3 weeks ago
Arts

Nomadic Bookshop centers collective imaginings

Nomadic Bookshop, a community-empowered bookstore in Oakland's Uptown, opened with nearly 400 guests and offers free or pay-what-you-can events including readings, workshops, and open-mic conversations.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago
Books

Seaside's Beach Books celebrates 20 years, serving readers nationwide * Oregon ArtsWatch

Seaside independent bookstore grew into a successful twenty-year business by seizing opportunity, adapting to market shifts, and building nationwide customer loyalty.
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

New Campbell Library set to open on May 9 after construction delays

Construction of the two-story building at 77 Harrison Ave. is complete, as is the landscaping. The interior finishing work is wrapping up, and library staff are starting to move in brand-new furniture, books and equipment. The library's opening was delayed after the City of Campbell was awarded a $500,000 grant from Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) to build an all-electric facility after plans for the new library had already been approved.
East Bay real estate
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

New Campbell Library set to open on May 9 after construction delays

The Santa Clara County Library District will open the new Campbell Library on May 9, featuring a 24,000-square-foot all-electric facility with community spaces and natural lighting.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 weeks ago

How Libraries Shape AI Literacy on Campus

Librarians have been actively collaborating and talking about it almost every day, whether it's creating tutorials and digital learning objectives or thinking about the conversations to have with instructors. It can feel like cognitive dissonance to be actively working with AI on a regular basis and also saying we're constantly thinking about the harms and the biases.
Higher education
#passport-services
Brooklyn
fromTime Out New York
4 weeks ago

You will no longer be able to apply for a passport at the Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library ended its 14-year passport application service after a federal order citing that nonprofits cannot collect passport fees under 1920 law.
Brooklyn
fromTime Out New York
4 weeks ago

You will no longer be able to apply for a passport at the Brooklyn Public Library

The Brooklyn Public Library ended its 14-year passport application service after a federal order citing that nonprofits cannot collect passport fees under 1920 law.
fromManutd
1 month ago

Lammens celebrates World Book Day

It's a fantastic initiative from the Foundation around reading and writing. I still read a lot today and it helps me in football as well. One of the great honours we have of playing for Manchester United is the amount of support we get from our fans and especially kids of this age. I know how important it is for them to see guys like us give an example to them and to support them.
Manchester United
Online Community Development
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

How the 'Little Free Pantry' Can Help Feed the Hungry Without Requiring Them to Drive - Streetsblog USA

Micro-pantries are small, community-maintained food compartments addressing food insecurity for people without reliable transportation to traditional food banks.
#philosophy-of-mathematics
Books
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Southwark Libraries named London winner for 2026

Google Southwark Libraries won the British Book Awards 2026 Library of the Year for reconnecting communities with local library services and resources.
Fundraising
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections Guernsey purchased Beatrice House for £1m to create a community hub where younger and older islanders connect through intergenerational activities and support services.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

LitWatch March: Portland Small Press & Art Book Fair comes to PNCA * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland's first Small Press & Art Book Fair at PNCA March 5-7 showcases over 40 independent publishers featuring risograph books, zines, and experimental prints with free admission and workshops.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

It's like a giant book club': how schools are getting children excited about reading again

Research has shown there is a reading for pleasure crisis among children in the UK, where enjoyment of books has fallen to its lowest level in two decades. Not so here at Christ Church primary, a tiny Church of England school tucked behind the maze of HS2 construction works in Camden, north London, where children fizz with excitement about books.
Books
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

LGBTQ+ stories take center stage nationwide on National Day of Reading in an era of book bans

As LGBTQ+ youth and their families face escalating hostility and attacks from the current administration, communities and allies will come together to elevate and celebrate queer stories. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 11th annual National Day of Reading arrives amid what the organization describes as escalating hostility toward LGBTQ+ youth, from restrictions on teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation to the rollback of civil rights protections and intensified battles over who can play sports.
LGBT
Fundraising
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

International Women's Day: Free Panel + Networking (Moraga Library)

Women entrepreneurs gather to celebrate International Women's Day through networking, panel discussions, and community building focused on generosity, reciprocity, and mutual business growth.
California
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Library Lines: Four Contra Costa branches to close doors for renovations

Four county-owned Contra Costa libraries will close temporarily for extensive infrastructure and accessibility upgrades over the next two years.
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

How to Make Book-Loving Friends IRL in Portland

The third Wednesday or Thursday evening of each month, comic book shop Books with Pictures ( 1401 SE Division St) hosts this open-invite book club devoted to a wide variety of graphic novels-from the Bitter Root series, about a family of sympathetic monster hunters during the Harlem Renaissance, to an illustrated retelling of the 1872 queer vampire murder mystery Carmilla. Sometimes artists and writers join to talk about their latest work.
Arts
Books
fromLos Angeles Times
32 years ago

New Central Library Succeeds as Urban Crossroads for L.A.

The Central Library's public reception contradicts critical reviews, with visitors responding positively to the Pfeiffer design and its urban contribution to downtown Los Angeles.
US news
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

At the Coos Bay Public Library, confronting a sinking feeling * Oregon ArtsWatch

Coos Bay Public Library is structurally unstable and sinking because failed foundation pilings on infill require a new building voters have repeatedly declined to fund.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Multnomah County Library's Everybody Reads program brings Black History 101 Mobile Museum to libraries * Oregon ArtsWatch

In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Supreme Court includes, for the first time, a Black woman. In Multnomah County's Midland Library last week, visitors viewed a pair of shackles, a whip, and a Ku Klux Klan hood. The jarring juxtaposition kicked off Multnomah County Library's annual communitywide Everybody Reads program, which this year takes up Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir, .
US politics
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

'Powerful' year for Toronto e-readers as public library logs record digital checkouts | CBC News

"We're thrilled that our TPL customers have reached this incredible milestone. It reflects something powerful: hundreds of thousands of readers discovering stories and accessing information anytime, anywhere, all for free with their library card," Abbott said.
Canada news
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

They Build Bridges to Create Opportunities for Others

Meaningful milestones reveal how relationships, generativity, and sacrifice create belonging, stability, and enduring family legacy.
Non-profit organizations
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.

Consistent, monthly hour-long birthday parties delivered by volunteers create celebration and stability for children and families facing homelessness or transition.
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

SF's 2026 Free Lunar New Year Lion Dancing Festival at 16 SF Libraries (Jan. 17-31)

Jing Mo Lion Dance at 16 San Francisco Public Library branches celebrates Lunar New Year with martial arts demonstrations and a lucky lettuce ritual.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy

Adult literacy advocate Toni Cordell recounts the story of feeling comforted when her doctor told her that her medical concern could be solved with an easy surgery. She agreed to proceed without asking further questions and didn't understand the medical consent forms because she didn't read well. At a follow-up office visit a couple of weeks after the procedure, Cordell was shocked when the nurse asked, "How are you feeling since your hysterectomy?"
Public health
New York City
fromsilive
2 months ago

Library closures NYC 2026: NYPL, Brooklyn, Queens shuttered for winter storm

New York Public Library and other borough library systems closed all branches Sunday and Monday due to a severe snowstorm and frigid temperatures.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

To gain public trust, make art central to science communication

Art-science collaborations should be supported and normalised to communicate science, strengthen public trust, and develop researchers' observational, creative, and empathetic skills.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The goal has been to demystify': how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people

Down a steep, narrow staircase, the basement of the McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi holds more than 100 enormous, dust-covered bound volumes of newspapers. Here too are the minutes of council meetings and photographic negatives going back more than a century. Here lie some of the minute-by-minute recorded debates from the time British colonial powers ruled Nairobi, when it was a segregated city, says Angela Wachuka, a publisher. Seconds later, a power cut plunges the room into darkness.
Film
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Under Trump, Concerns Grow Over Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums

The Institute of Museum and Library Services prioritizes grant projects that align with President Donald Trump's vision, favoring uplifting patriotic narratives and executive-order goals.
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Berkeley teen helps fund children's library for families in Turkey displaced by 2023 earthquake

A 14-year-old donated toys and books to earthquake- and conflict-affected children in Izmir, sparking a community-run children's library that will become a permanent space.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Sunset Buzz: Campaign offices in close proximity and free soup for teachers

Two District 4 supervisor candidates opened nearby campaign headquarters on Irving Street; other candidates search or operate from home, and local businesses anticipate campaign activity.
Education
fromwww.timesheraldonline.com
2 months ago

Bay Area library pods blow up on social media

Benicia Public Library is piloting temporary pods that provide dampened privacy for Zoom meetings, interviews, and study while evaluating permanent purchase and grant funding.
Film
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Internet Archive's Virtual Public Domain Day 2026 (SF)

Works published in 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 entered the public domain on January 1, 2026.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago

BPL to break ground on new Canarsie Library Friday

Canarsie will get an 11,000-square-foot Brooklyn Public Library branch featuring mass-timber construction, doubled public space, sustainable systems, and modern community and technology amenities.
Education
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Bay Area library pods blow up on social media

Benicia Public Library is piloting temporary Nook-brand pods to provide quiet, private spaces for online meetings and interviews, with potential grants-funded purchase.
Education
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Portland Art Museum's Bold New Vision for Youth and Community Education and Engagement * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland Art Museum transformed spaces to prioritize K–12 education with transparent, tech-enabled learning studios and youth galleries integrated visibly into the museum.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Sunnyvale library hosts tree walk, book sale

Walk among evergreens The Sunnyvale Urban Forest Advocates will lead a tree walk around the Sunnyvale Public Library on Jan. 17, noon-1:30 p.m. Participants will learn the differences between deciduous and evergreen trees and about evergreens' resilience and their role in the ecosystem. The program will meet on the Library Plaza, 665 W. Olive Ave. Registration is required to https://bit.ly/4qEQTVd.
Books
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

How Scholastic became a cultural rite of passage for Canadian kids | CBC Radio

For many Canadians, Scholastic brings about an instant wave of nostalgia. Memories come flooding back of flipping through colourful catalogues, circling must-have books, and browsing tables stacked with trinkets from scented erasers to posters and pencils set up in school auditoriums during book fair week. For generations of elementary school students, Scholastic brought excitement and joy and for many kids today, even in an age dominated by screens, that magic hasn't faded, say educators.
Books
Books
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Literary Portland for Palestine Plans Readings, Still Asks Portland Book Fest To Divest

Writers and local arts groups are urging Literary Arts to reject sponsorship from banks tied to weapons firms and Israeli military suppliers.
fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
2 months ago

The DC Area's Most Popular Library Books - Washingtonian

Below, you'll find the top 10 fiction reading lists for four local library systems-DC, Alexandria, and Arlington and Prince George's counties-and the top nonfiction picks in DC and PG County. Book-lovers across the Washington area spent the past year reading sweet and funny romance titles, historical fiction, and engrossing mysteries that explored family secrets. In the nonfiction stacks, readers gravitated to popular books like Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart and Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Books
Books
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

'The Librarians': Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South

Curriculum reviews showed routine social-emotional learning materials, not indoctrination, amid coordinated book review efforts targeting LGBTQ+, race, and history in Texas schools.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

I Lost My Library in a Fire

I had weighed that exact yes-or-no question untold thousands of times across my 60-some years of book collecting. This time was different. Weeks earlier, excepting a few hastily grabbed items, my entire collection of something like 4,000 volumes, acquired one by one over all those decades, had turned to smoke and ash in the Palisades fire. The question before me was not just about this particular book,
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