Stephen King: My Books Were Used to Train AI
My Books Were Used to Train AI I have said in one of my few forays into nonfiction (On Writing) that you can’t learn to write...
View ArticleShining a Light on the Digital Dark Age – Without maintenance, most digital...
Shining a Light on the Digital Dark Age Without maintenance, most digital information will be lost in just a few decades. How might we secure our...
View ArticleLibraries with individually owned bookshelves spreading in Japan – The Japan...
Moves are spreading in Japan to set up private libraries where each bookshelf is owned by individuals who display books on their hobbies or those that...
View ArticleA door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open 446 people came in,...
A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open — 446 people came in, borrowed 245 books. Every single one was returned They say a...
View ArticleIowa election 2023: Pella Public Library retains independence
Pella voters keep library independent by slim margin following failed 'Gender Queer' challenge In a tense battle over book censorship, Pella residents voted Tuesday to protect...
View ArticleNo, I Don’t Want to Join Your Book Club
WSJ about new variations of book clubs, for people who don’t like the traditional ones – and it does feature a cool “not-a-book-club book club” at...
View Article“No one else is saving it”: the fight to protect a historic music collection
The ARChive of Contemporary Music, which houses more than 90m songs and is supported by names such as Martin Scorsese, is in need of a new...
View ArticleWar Sows Disruption at the National Book Awards
A majority of this year’s finalists at the national book awards made a collective statement calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war at the ceremony...
View ArticleTen Stories That Shaped 2023
It’s time yet again to take a look back at the memorable library stories from the past year. Two themes dominated headlines in 2023: attacks on...
View ArticleE-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way
E-Books Can Subvert Book Bans, But Corporate Profit-Seeking Stands in the Way Exorbitant costs and restrictive licenses are obstructing libraries’ efforts to resist book bans via...
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