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Finding Libraries in Unexpected Places

We usually think about libraries as staid and steady buildings, safely immobile on our city streets. Like, say, this rather ...

Ten Things That Drive Books Crazy

Ever wished your books could speak to you? (I mean, literally “speak,” and not in the “oooooh that book spoke ...

LEGO Libraries and Bookstores

No one needs to tell book lovers about the joy and wonders of exploring a library or a bookstore. But ...

The (Unfair) Fight Against School Librarians

I am not monogamous when it comes to library love. Subsequently, when my school librarian friends start to get picked ...

What Would a World Without Libraries Look Like? Kids Have Their Say.

Sometimes the job has its perks. A few years ago, I was asked to be a judge for a student ...

5 of the Coolest Little Free Libraries

  The Little Free Library movement has been evolving pretty rapidly. When the craze began in 2009 most looked like ...

“Libraries Give Us Power Books Make Us Free”

It may come as no surprise that I’m a sucker for well-designed books and book art. Or that I’m quite ...

The Conversation We Should Really Be Having About Summer Reading List Errors

Summertime means many things for public librarians – summer reading programs, hectic children’s rooms, the glorious benefit of free air ...

Bookgate: When Urbana Free Library Purged Thousands of Books

The public library in Urbana, IL, is currently under fire after removing thousands of their 66,000 nonfiction books in just ...

When Book Graffiti Goes Bad

No matter which side you’re on in the vicious battles between ebooks vs. print or self-publishing vs. traditional, I believe ...