Tag: Libraries
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens. It’s important for people to tell you what side they are on and why, and whether they might be biased. A declaration of members interests, of a sort. So, I am going to be talking […]
Can you judge a book by its odour?
Cocoa, wood, rusks every book has a distinctive smell. And each smell says something about how and when it was made, and where it has been. What does it mean to experience a book? To a bibliophile such as Alberto Manguel, smell plays an important part. In a talk at the British Library this week, […]
Libraries need a deeper online presence – Opinion – The Boston Globe
Libraries need a deeper online presence – Opinion – The Boston Globe This would also go a long way to keeping library knowledge relevant, for this information could be linked from other sources of information about authors, courses, geography, historical weather data . . . to everything. There are important efforts … Read more on […]
Brook Forest Voices Announces BFV Audiobook Connection for School Libraries
Evergreen, Colorado (PRWEB) February 28, 2015 Brook Forest Voices, audiobook producer and publisher, has created the BFV Audiobook Connection for public and private schools, a service designed to allow schools to offer audiobooks by streaming audio or on CD. The BFV Audiobook Connection for School Libraries was developed to directly satisfy school library concerns: […]
7 Speed Reading Creator, eReflect, Salutes Libraries That Create A Learning Hub For Teens Today
New York City, NY (PRWEB) September 21, 2014 7 Speed Reading™ salutes the efforts of the Nashville Public Library and 23 other libraries for modernizing and strengthening a library’s purpose for learning with the creation of learning labs that appeal to the interests and hobbies of young people. Speed reading software developer eReflect finds […]