Libraries, Archives, and all things Bookish...

[hmaria1609]

I saw this syndicated "Lio" daily comic on Saturday (4/30):
https://www.gocomics.com/lio/2022/04/30
I wish this was in color!

[mamselle]

Then there are those of us who inhabit other centuries...

;--}

M.

[hmaria1609]

A federal judge in Maryland has struck down the library e-books law:
https://wtop.com/education/2022/06/judge-in-maryland-strikes-down-library-e-book-law/
Scroll past ad breaks to read full article. Posted on WTOP Radio 6/13/22

[hmaria1609]

Got my ALA Annual attendee badge on Thursday. It's good to see the conference back in DC again!

[dismalist]

A federal judge in Maryland has struck down the library e-books law:
https://wtop.com/education/2022/06/judge-in-maryland-strikes-down-library-e-book-law/
Scroll past ad breaks to read full article. Posted on WTOP Radio 6/13/22

Sorry I didn't see this sooner, hmaria.

What the decision means is that "price discrimination" -- charging different prices to different entities [infinite price for libraries] -- is legal. Like, no net neutrality!

It's on balance a good thing to promote authors to produce good stuff that the rest of us can consume if copyright doesn't last too long. Currently, works are copyrighted 95 years. Seems a tad too long to me. :-)

[hmaria1609]

ALA Annual 2022 is in the books. It was fun visiting the exhibits and seeing some folks I knew.  Some exhibitors didn't come like they did in past years. Ah, well.

[apl68]

Libraries are again serving as COVID test distribution sites.  We're among them.  This time we're actually collecting the tests and sending them to a test lab.  Patrons will have mobile phone codes and barcodes to go online and get their test results.  We'll see what the response is like.

[mamselle]

Good for you guys.

There are so many dimensions to the 'public service' mandate that libraries fulfill so well: that dedication deserves more attention!

M.

[mamselle]

So, a double, a bit later.

Here's another discussion of "the things we find in library books!!"

   https://lithub.com/look-through-this-archive-of-all-the-random-things-people-have-lost-in-library-books/

Just for fun....

M.

[apl68]

We used to find money that patrons had absentmindedly used to mark their place.  One patron in particular had a habit of it.  I don't know how much money the staff had to call her about finding over the years. 

At my old job I found a 1920s travel brochure that may well have been in the book that long.

[hmaria1609]

Yesterday, the American Library Assoc. (ALA) released its shortlist for the annual Carnegie Medals:
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-unveils-2023-carnegie-medals-shortlist/
The winners will be announced in January 2023.

[hmaria1609]

Two awards lists from American Library Assoc (ALA) announced at LibLearnX in New Orleans last week:

Youth Media Awards 2023:
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/2023-youth-media-award-winners/

Carnegie Medals 2023:
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/2023-andrew-carnegie-medal-winners-announced/

Featured in "American Libraries (AL) Direct" weekly newsletter, Vermont State U. is closing its library campuses:
https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/08/vermont-state-university-to-close-libraries-downgrade-sports-programs/
Scroll past ad breaks to read full article. Posted on VTDigger.com 2/8/23

[hmaria1609]

Hey classic rock fans!
A library copy of the 1975 Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here" returns:
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/pink-floyds-wish-you-were-here-cd-returns-to-maryland-library-35-years-late
It's making the local news rounds.

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

Hey classic rock fans!
A library copy of the 1975 Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here" returns:
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/pink-floyds-wish-you-were-here-cd-returns-to-maryland-library-35-years-late
It's making the local news rounds.

Now that's funny and now I have that song stuck in my head.

[hmaria1609]

On Monday, American Library Assoc. (ALA) announced it was canceling LibLearnX 2026:
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-cancels-liblearnx-2026/
LibLearnX 2025 in Phoenix remains on the conference schedule.