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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Protests in England against countrywide library closures
There are currently almost 450 libraries and mobile libraries threatened with closure as a result of local authority budget cuts, according to the Public Libraries News website - and that figure could rise dramatically. At least 1,000 library workers face losing their jobs and opening hours face being cut.
This is an excerpt from a news story at The Telegraph. All over England people supported National Library Action Day on Feb 5th to fight for the future of Britain's libraries.
I wonder what would happen in the Bahamas if the government said they would close half the public libraries. Would there be any protests, or would it be business as usual.
There is even a Library Action day website at: http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/
This is an excerpt from a news story at The Telegraph. All over England people supported National Library Action Day on Feb 5th to fight for the future of Britain's libraries.
I wonder what would happen in the Bahamas if the government said they would close half the public libraries. Would there be any protests, or would it be business as usual.
There is even a Library Action day website at: http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/
The Alexandria Library in Egypt still intact
Read the story on the library from the Wall Street Journal here.
The library "has proved to be a key tool in "a battle for
the hearts and minds" of Egyptians, and whose programs served as a catalyst for
the current civic unrest. "We're spreading the values of democracy, freedom of
expression, tolerance, diversity and pluralism that I'm hoping are taking
root in the young generation.""
The library "has proved to be a key tool in "a battle for
the hearts and minds" of Egyptians, and whose programs served as a catalyst for
the current civic unrest. "We're spreading the values of democracy, freedom of
expression, tolerance, diversity and pluralism that I'm hoping are taking
root in the young generation.""
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library
The Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library is an initiative of the Digital Library of the Caribbean.
It "provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean newspapers, gazettes, and other research materials on newsprint currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. CNDL will have on-going newspaper digitization, expanding the geographic, temporal, political and linguistic variety of the newspapers."
Read about it here
It "provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean newspapers, gazettes, and other research materials on newsprint currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. CNDL will have on-going newspaper digitization, expanding the geographic, temporal, political and linguistic variety of the newspapers."
Read about it here
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