The Toronto Regional Board of Trade has a novel proposal to break the logjam of data policy concerns that threaten to stifle smart-city projects: let…
Category: Libraries
Author Susan Orlean will kick off the national tour for her highly anticipated new book, The Library Book, at Central Library with a presentation and…
The London Library today unveiled a fascinating discovery that sheds new light on how Dracula was researched and written. We’ve found 26 books that are almost certainly the…
First: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to…
There have been brave librarians throughout history; sadly, in many parts of the world, librarians are often called on to stand up for the principles…
Libraries aren’t just for books. They’re often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to…
The librarian says it starts with a question, like the person can’t quite believe it’s true: “I heard you’re giving out gun locks?” After that,…
The city’s striking new Central Library has put Calgary’s library system in the spotlight since its November opening, with more than 50,000 visitors exploring its…
More community center than temple of knowledge, the library has reinvented itself for a time when people no longer think of a book as a…
Libraries have a unique relationship with human rights. Our institutions both depend on them to operate, but also contribute to their realisation. The 70th anniversary of the…