The Most Challenged Books in our Schools and Libraries for 2013 April 14, 2014 – Posted in: books, Libraries, public libraries, public school libraries

At first glance you might think it was a list of some of the better selling books but these are the top 10 most frequently challenged books at American libraries and schools for 2013. The list is compiled by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and from the over 300 challenges across the country in 2013 these are the top 10. 1. Captain Underpants (series) by Dave Pilkey Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence 2.…

Reading Pictured: Then and Now June 27, 2013 – Posted in: Photography

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. – Victor Hugo Hundreds, possibly thousands, of images of people reading are uploaded to the web everyday. Us book types would be hard-pressed to get through a day without seeing an image of someone reading something. This was not the case in 1971 when Grossman Publishers released On Reading a compilation of photographs by Hungarian-born photographer Andre Kertész.…

Reading while Protesting: The Taksim Square Book Club June 26, 2013 – Posted in: Reading / Literacy

If you think the people of Turkey have given up – think again. As they emerge from weeks of violent clashes with the police they have adopted a new form of resistance. They’re calling it The Taksim Square Book Club and it is a made up of the ‘standing man’ protesters, named after performance artist Erdem Gunduz who stood, silently, with his hands in his pockets, in Taksim Square for eight hours and the reading…

Making Space for Reading April 25, 2013

Reading Hideaway Reading can be an escape or an education or both at once. It can challenge, comfort, exasperate or delight but in this busy world the main problem can be finding space for it all – Rachel Van Riel, Director of Opening the Book Brodart, a leading library supply company, has partnered with Opening the Book to bring their designs to the North American market. 95% of UK libraries already use Opening the Book…

Out of Print: The Trailer April 3, 2013

Narrated by Meryl Streep, and directed by Vivienne Roumani (a former librarian) Out of Print documents our ongoing transition from the printed age to the digital age.The film features interviews with many of the leading figures in the book universe from Jeff Bezos to Fred Bass, owner of The Strand bookstore. From authors like Scott Turow and the late Ray Bradbury to publishing leaders like Jane Friedman and academics like Robert Darnton.There will be a special…

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