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June 27, 2024
Antilibrary on these people. You what . I told them and i warned them beforehand that i hate libraries, and so, but, one of the striking things that i have been talking to people for weeks about, and preparing for this, and it is that people have childhood memories in particular of the libraries and when they first got, and they are the favorite moments and curious if they can start, and i have to introduce you, my goodness, and to my left, Susan Hild Rhett is the former director of the museum a...
June 27, 2024
Of traditional libraries. Hosted by zocalo public square. This is about an hour and ten minutes. Thank you. [ applause ] i feel like i should behave somehow. There is a slight stigma. Ill try to behave. You havent so far. [ laughter ] part of why were here is to celebrate this library and this is coinciding with that. I wanted to start sort of soft and fuzzy before i really try to go antilibrary on these people. You what . I told them i warned them, beforehand i hate libraries and so one of the ...
April 30, 2024
WWB's annual award for the promotion of international literature will be awarded to M. Lynx Qualey, founder of ArabLit, in 2024.
January 2, 2024
Welcome to 2024! I hope the year has been treating you well so far. At the end of 2023, the assistant editor of the Republican Journal reached out to all
September 28, 2023
The WWB team recommends seven ways to promote translators and global literature on International Translation Day—and all year round!
September 13, 2023
Patten Free Library has been awarded $100,000 in the Remote Work through Libraries Initiative administered by the Maine State Library and the Department of Economic and Community Development. Patten Free Library serves the city of Bath and the adjacent towns of Arrowsic, West Bath, Georgetown and Woolwich. As a community and business hub for the […]
August 24, 2023
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library has been awarded funding to support “Remote Work through Libraries” through a grant from the Maine State Library. The grant will be used to create remote-working spaces within the third-floor Reading Room. “We have...
March 31, 2023
The beloved online athenaeum just lost a big court case. Librarians fear it’ll make ebooks less accessible. So why are some writers cheering?
March 21, 2023
The testimony, delivered by the heads of the city’s three public library systems, underscores just how destructive they fear Adams’ first city government budget proposal could be if passed by the Council.
November 30, 2021
Abhay K, who is a poet and diplomat, will be a guest editor at Global Literature in Libraries Initiative for Madagascar Lit Month for the month of December.