All children have the right to read quality books: a report from Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2022
I was lucky this year to have the chance to attend the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) for the first time. Like most of the…
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The Battle To Save Our Public Libraries
This is a guest post by Desmond Clarke. Desmond retired as President & CEO of Thomson Publishing Services Group and he is a former director…
6 changes affecting academic publishing
To celebrate Academic Book Week, we’re running a series of posts on Academic Publishing. Here are 6 of the big changes which are affecting the sector.
Longlists revealed for Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals – the prestigious prizes awarded annually by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) for, respectively, the…
Love Your Library Day: ‘It’s not just pole fitness on offer’
The title of ‘most hilariously deadpan caption of the week’ goes to The Guardian, which this past Friday ran a photo of two women spinning…
Summer reading scheme is Olympics of the mind, say sport-fearing kids
Providing, as ever, a safe haven for the assorted freaks and geeks left feeling ostracised by this summer’s patriotically charged displays of physical activity and…
A Short Love Letter to Libraries
On National Libraries Day (February 4th) when we’re supposed to show our love for our local by visiting and getting out some books, I went…
