Monday, October 28, 2024

 From NPR -   Historic Morgan Library celebrates 100 years with exhibit on its first librarian - "The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that. A new exhibit called "A Librarian's Legacy" opens today, just in time for the Morgan's 100th anniversary."

 From The Washington Blade - Project 2025’s dire impact on libraries - The EveryLibrary Institute, a nonprofit advocacy group whose purpose is to protect libraries from right-wing assaults, has issued a report titled, “Project 2025 and Its Consequences for Libraries.” What the report has uncovered is dire indeed for libraries, both public libraries and school libraries, should Project 2025 be enacted.

 From Idaho Education News - One person challenged 23 Eagle library books, records show. City shields their identity - "One person filed nearly two dozen requests to relocate books in the Eagle Public Library, prompting trustees to move the titles to an adult section last month, according to emails obtained by Idaho Education News."

 From CTV - Chow commits to opening Toronto’s 100 libraries 7 days a week, year-round - "Toronto’s 100 public library branches will be open to the public seven days a week, year-round by July 2026, the city’s mayor announced on Sunday Olivia Chow shared the news during a news conference at Toronto Public Library’s (TPL) Wychwood branch, which is currently closed on Sundays, but is expected to open seven days a week starting in September 2025."

From Inside Higher Education - The Evolving University Library -" For decades, a college or university’s quality was measured by the size of its library collection. The library was the campus’s crown jewel, a towering building at the institution’s center, symbolizing academic prestige. But as collections shift online and physical books move into remote storage, the library’s purpose is now in question."