A new report shows that visits to Australian public libraries are up 10% – though funding is down. They provide everything from books and internet to help with CVs.
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The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
Several libraries in the ancient world blended learning and books with memorials to their sponsors.
The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors are the main targets.
Cumberland City Council’s ban of books depicting same-sex parents from its libraries implies such relationships are unnatural or strange. What’s happening?
A boycott, open letters, petitions, resignations: these are definitive evidence something has gone wrong with the State Library of Victoria.
Though they’re sometimes characterized as attention-addled homebodies, younger people see a real value in libraries − one that goes beyond books.
The constitutionality of the recent wave of proposed book bans is unclear, as the US Supreme Court has given states wide latitude to regulate what is read in public schools and libraries.
Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.
A scholar of literature for children and young adults shares her insights on how to better connect children with literature and libraries with their communities.
A free speech expert defines censorship and applies that lesson to current political struggles in the US to ban books from public schools and libraries.
The study revealed a link between youth, troubled behaviour and a lack of access to recreational spaces in marginalised communities.
Public and community health experts highlight four ways that communities can collaborate to encourage physical activity and fun.
These efforts are growing due to the coronavirus pandemic. They involve partnerships with school districts, food banks and other institutions.
During economic downturns, local governments tend to cut spending on libraries, even as the need for their services grows.
In our digital age, libraries are spaces for community and connection. The new State Library Victoria proves libaries have an exciting future.
We commonly think of libraries as repositories of knowledge accumulated over centuries. But the public library also connects people in ways that can enable communities to plan for their future.
ParentsNext requires places like libraries and public pools to monitor parents’ attendance at activities. This undermines their role as spaces of inclusion and support.
In our world of pervasive consumerism, libraries continue to be founded on humanism. Their core purpose as accessible places is vital – yet they are also now popular tourist destinations.
The Ford government’s cuts to library services are unwarranted and must be rescinded.
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, La Trobe University
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Deputy University Librarian, University of California, Merced
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Professor of E-Learning and Dean of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Independent Researcher, Tampere University
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Lecturer and tutor in Visual Communications, University of Technology Sydney
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Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics, University of Alberta
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Head of Assessment at Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Open Research Manager: Data & Methods, Loughborough University
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Professor of Law, University of Melbourne; Chair of Private Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Centre for Social Development in Africa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Fellow—Indigenous and Colonial Histories, University of Tasmania