Some Really Good Library PR!
“A librarian has the ability to get right to the heart of a question,” Scott said. “Just googling something you could go around in circles a lot.”
September 2012
Do homeless support agencies see an uptick in use when the library closes?
Good Question… The library in Seattle has been closing during for a week for the last 4 years. Seems like there might be some historical data that these shelters and services could show about any increase in visits.
Overdue Library Book Returned, After 78 Years
It’s Finally Back! A Chicago-area woman wanted to return an overdue copy of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” to the Chicago Public Library, but first she wanted to be sure she wouldn’t go to jail.
That’s because the book, a rare limited edition of the Oscar Wilde novel, was checked out in 1934. Harlean Hoffman Vision found it in her late mother’s possessions, with a Chicago Public Library stamp.
Kobo Announces Its New Line of E-Readers
Amazon was not the only one to announce new ebook readers yesterday. Kobo has 4 new readers.
Story at Teleread.org
Kobo website: http://www.kobobooks.com/
Cops Say Japanese Man Stole More Than 1,100 Library Books
Japanese police have arrested a 61-year-old man accused of stealing more than 1,100 library books.
Officials say Mitsuka Suizu was initially arrested in July for taking a few books from the public library in Nagato, in western Japan. When police searched his home in the city of Ube, Suizu admitted to taking 1,170 books over a seven-year period, and stashing them at home, where he lived with his wife and two children.
Students Say They’ve Been Denied The Right To Read
Eight Detroit-area public school students returning to classes this week are plaintiffs against a school system they say has failed them.
Their families and the American Civil Liberties Union say that the Highland Park school system has denied the students the right to learn to read, and that the state has a responsibility to fix that.
Michelle Johnson has five children in Highland Park schools. Her daughter is heading into the 12th grade, but can read at only about the fourth-grade level.
Amazon announces new Kindles
Amazon announced three new Kindle Fire tablets and three new e-ink Kindles today.
Two of the e-ink models have a built in screen light.
Here are some articles:
1) Kindle Paperwhite Hands On: What a Beautiful Screen (Gizmodo)
2) Amazon Showcases New Kindle Tablets; Shares Hit All-Time Highs (WSJ)
3) Amazon answers glowing Nook with Kindle Paperwhite (dvice)
4) Amazon introduces larger, cheaper Kindle tablets (USA Today)
Surprisingly Successful “Fake” “Erotic” ebook
Radio program – On the Media
Brooke speaks to Justin Robert Young, who, along with Brian Brushwood, inspired their podcast fans to write a fake erotic e-book and improve its ranking in the iBook store by buying it and leaving 5-star reviews. The idea was to mock the success of Fifty shades of Grey and its sequels. The book reached #4, but then something funny happened – people not in on the joke started buying and positively reviewing the book.
On the Media page for the story.
Book Bus is driven by literacy
Book-loving Tampa, Fla., resident Jennifer Frances stopped at locations in Buffalo on Tuesday to read aloud to children and distribute free books to kids ranging in age from babies to teenagers.
“Bess the Book Bus” a literacy-themed volunteer project that Frances began in Florida 10 years ago, made its second stop in Western New York this week, after a first visit to the region last year.
A Pride of Literary Lions Unleashed All at Once
The pileup has left publishers jostling for shelf space and publication dates, and critics wondering how they can review all of the elite writers worthy of attention — not to mention the debut and midlist authors who might be neglected.
“You can only read so much,” said Ron Charles, the fiction editor for The Washington Post. “There are some real giants this year. It’s difficult for places like us that just run one review a day.”
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