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Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

February 19, 2026February 21, 2026 · Education

McHenry, Ill., Feb. 19, 2026 – Building on its September 2025 introduction into the public library market, Follett Content today announced a significant next step in its growth…

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Why schools and public libraries must unite–in summer and all year long

February 19, 2026February 22, 2026 · Education

Key points: This weekend, I’m taking my little guy for an indoor activity using the free game of bowling he got for meeting our first family reading goal…

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What’s behind Sunday closures at all but 9 Montgomery County libraries – WTOP News

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 · Washington DC Local News

Most Montgomery County Public Libraries will be closed Sundays moving forward, with the exception of nine regional branches. Most Montgomery County Public Libraries will be closed Sundays moving…

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Anonymous donor helps dozens of Prince George’s County schools get new, modern libraries – WTOP News

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

Prince George’s County Public Schools is getting help from an anonymous donor and nonprofit Heart of America with sprucing up many of its libraries. While Prince George’s County…

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Now Screwing Up America’s Libraries

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 · Gadgets

The Trump administration’s tariff regime has been accused of royally screwing up all sorts of stuff—from small businesses to big businesses to America’s farms and the price of…

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West Philly tool lending library is seeking donations for a new home

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

A lending library that specializes in tools, not books, is asking the public to help it relocate. West Philly Tool Library has started a crowdfunding campaign to support…

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Beyond the bookshelves: 3 ways school libraries have evolved to meet students’ needs

Beyond the bookshelves: 3 ways school libraries have evolved to meet students’ needs

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 · Education

Key points: School libraries have undergone a significant shift over the years, adapting to changes in technology, education philosophies, and the dynamic needs of students. Once simply a…

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Should I Feel Guilty For Checking Out A Book Instead Of Buying It?

Should I Feel Guilty For Checking Out A Book Instead Of Buying It?

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 · Education

If you check out a book from the library, are you hurting an author’s bottom line? Should you feel guilty if you’re a dedicated library-goer rather than a…

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Article would move library renovation plans ahead

Article would move library renovation plans ahead

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — To residents Gretchen Wood and Lisa Bonneville, the town’s library is a dream. But Wood and Bonneville want that dream to be accessible for all who…

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Even More Disgruntled Speakers Turn Up at Thursday’s HISD Meeting

Even More Disgruntled Speakers Turn Up at Thursday’s HISD Meeting

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

The attack of the children. That’s how it started Thursday night and it was like watching a sci-fi horror film when some cute little alien buggers suddenly bare…

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‘It’s Been Devastating’: A Q&A With The Top Librarian Fighting The GOP’s Book Bans

‘It’s Been Devastating’: A Q&A With The Top Librarian Fighting The GOP’s Book Bans

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 · Education

It’s that time of year again: National Library Week! A time to celebrate the endless adventures that children can experience in books that are free and accessible to…

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Friday 5: The pivotal role of school libraries

Friday 5: The pivotal role of school libraries

March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 · Education

Key points: School libraries have evolved from stereotypical hush-hush environments to bustling resource centers where students not only learn to locate and evaluate information, but where they develop…

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Birds of prey draw big crowd at Salisbury library

Birds of prey draw big crowd at Salisbury library

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

SALISBURY — Various birds of prey took over the meeting room at Salisbury Public Library on Tuesday as the raptors left children and their families in awe. “If…

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More than K in inventory was taken from this unique DC library. Within days, the community covered the cost – WTOP News

More than $10K in inventory was taken from this unique DC library. Within days, the community covered the cost – WTOP News

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

There’s a different kind of library in D.C. that, instead of lending out books, lends out tools. And after the D.C. Tool Library fell on hard times, the…

Read more More than $10K in inventory was taken from this unique DC library. Within days, the community covered the cost – WTOP News
Librarians Deal With Constant Attacks — But Here’s How They’re Fighting Back

Librarians Deal With Constant Attacks — But Here’s How They’re Fighting Back

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 · Education

Growing up as a queer kid in the U.K. in the ’90s, I found refuge in books, preferring their company to the harsh realities of the outside world.…

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Capstone Names Haygood Poundstone as Chief Revenue Officer

Capstone Names Haygood Poundstone as Chief Revenue Officer

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 · Education

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for K-5 classrooms, libraries, and homes, has named Haygood Poundstone as Chief Revenue…

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Jay-Z-themed library cards spark increase in Brooklyn Public Library memberships | CNN

Jay-Z-themed library cards spark increase in Brooklyn Public Library memberships | CNN

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 · Breaking News

CNN  —  If anyone can make a trip to the library feel like a party, it’s Jay-Z, apparently. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the Brooklyn Public…

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Obama Speaks Out, Joins Libraries’ TikTok Videos In Fight Against Book Bans

Obama Speaks Out, Joins Libraries’ TikTok Videos In Fight Against Book Bans

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 · Education

Former President Barack Obama spoke out Monday against the rising number of book bans in American schools and libraries as “contrary to what has made this country great”…

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‘It Feels Like Things Are Breaking Open’: High Publishing Charges Spur Neuroscientists to Start Their Own Journal

‘It Feels Like Things Are Breaking Open’: High Publishing Charges Spur Neuroscientists to Start Their Own Journal

April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 · Education

The editors of a prominent neuroscience journal are sending a clear message to their publisher — and, they hope, to the broader academic-publishing community — by resigning en…

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As The War On Books Rages, A Virginia School Official Proposes Closing Down Libraries

As The War On Books Rages, A Virginia School Official Proposes Closing Down Libraries

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 · Education

Christina and Robert Burris, the parents of a high school student in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, attended a November 2021 school board meeting for a particular reason: to complain…

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