Rare recordings of some of the 20th Century’s greatest writers are to be released for the first time.
The collection also includes the sole surviving recording of Virginia Woolf in its entirety for the first time.
Richard Fairman of the British Library said the audio provided a “fascinating insight” into the authors’ lives.
In today’s New York Daily News (NYC’s ‘picture newspaper’), the editorial board criticizes the city for penalizing Brooklyn Tech librarian Robert Grandt for promoting his daughter’s book and contributing free copies to the high school library.
Here is the LISNews original article about the incident.
In a 2007-08 survey by the National Association of Home Builders, 13 percent of potential or recent buyers described a library or den as essential in a new home, and another 50 percent called it desirable.
“A room with four walls and a door isn’t a library,” he said. “A library needs to be an architectural statement.”
The Calvert County Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to keep a controversial book about two male penguins where it is shelved: in the children’s section of county libraries, along with other picture books.
“It is a great book for a certain family, but not for my family and a lot of families I know,” Bubser said at the meeting. “I believe in everyone’s rights. I believe in freedom of speech, but this is not right for my family.”
Tony Hillerman, author of the acclaimed Navajo Tribal Police mystery novels and creator of two of the unlikeliest of literary heroes — Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee — died Sunday of pulmonary failure. He was 83.
Hillerman’s daughter, Anne Hillerman, said her father’s health had been declining in the last couple years and that he was at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque when he died at about 3 p.m.
With the election coming up a good piece of reading material would be the local ballot that you will be voting on. By reading the ballot you can see all the things that you are voting for and if you need to do some additional research you can do it now.
Some states have constitutional measures on the ballot. It is good to know about these ahead of time so you can think carefully and get information about the issues before you vote. This is true for everything you are voting for but especially true when amending the constitution of your state.
Here is a list of links to state election offices. To see your local ballot you may also want to run a search for your local county election office. Depends on how things are done in your state.
Making patrons aware that they can find their local ballot and read it ahead of time is good community service.
T he 25th anniversary of the Miami Book Fair International is a milestone for Miami Dade College and the community. November 9 through 16, thousands of book lovers are expected to attend readings and discussions featuring prize-winning, best -selling and emerging authors from the United States and around the world. A quote from The New York Times states “the current wave of book fairs in many ways stems from the Miami Book Fair, which got its start in 1983 and has come to be the model for the others.”
In 2002, the Fair became part of Miami Dade College’s Florida Center for Literary Arts. According to the center’s executive director, Alina Interian, “In 25 years, thanks to our many partners and, especially, the community we serve, the Book Fair has grown into the largest, finest and most innovative literary gathering in the hemisphere.”
One who was active in the creation of the Miami Book Fair was librarian Juanita Ross Johnson. She was born and raised in Mississippi. A graduate of Fisk University in Nashville with a major in history, she earned a master’s degree in library science from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
A draft ‘Applicant Guidebook’ for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), is now available for review and comment at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-comments-en.htm. The draft Guidebook provides information for those interested in applying for new generic top-level domains.
“Since ICANN was founded 10 years ago, one of the foundational principles has been to support competition and consumer choice in generic top-level domains. That competition is meant to promote innovation and enhance user choice and satisfaction” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Robocall warns about porn in Pima County libraries: The medium: robocall
The message: The call features Republican Supervisor Ray Carroll reading a message about Bronson.
“This is county Supervisor Ray Carroll with a call about protecting our kids. Our libraries have become places where adult men watch X-rated video pornography with our kids nearby. We need to put an end to this,” Carroll says.
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