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Annotations in eighth-century manuscript point to work of revered English monk, scholar and saintHis life of service through scholarship earned him the title “venerable”. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the post-Roman world, an…
Exclusive: Papers, notebooks, letters, speeches and photos from 60-year career in public life donated by daughterThe British Library has acquired the archive of Shirley Williams, one of the most influential figures in British social democracy in the se…
Samuels Library set to close on 1 October after far-right community members claimed LGBTQ+ books were pornographicA public county library in Virginia is at risk of shutting down after a group of far-right community members launched a campaign to defund…
Gabriel García Márquez library in working-class district specialises in Latin American literatureA Barcelona library specialising in Latin American literature has been named the best new public library in the world by the International Federation of Li…
Cards depicting albums by Brooklyn-born rapper are part of initiative to celebrate 50th anniversary of hip-hopForget new lines of sneakers or T-shirts: the most sought-after merchandise this month can be found in public libraries in Brooklyn.In collabo…
Decision comes as lawmakers in conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to booksArkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksell…
Former president writes open letter to American librarians and appears in TikTok video decrying rightwing censorship pushIn an open letter to American librarians, Barack Obama has criticised “profoundly misguided” rightwing efforts to ban books from li…
British Library uses new technique to uncover passages of Camden’s Annals, the first official account of Elizabeth’s reignIt was the first official account of Elizabeth I’s reign, one of the most valuable sources on early modern Britain, commissioned b…
The writer’s scripts for a TV series about the nurse were among those recovered from her old computer by the British LibraryHad it been made, the television drama would have begun with a middle-aged Mary Seacole, the British-Jamaican woman who nurses h…
Former children’s laureate tells Hay festival audience that her local library was essential to her career as a writerLibraries should be “ringfenced and protected” to ensure that all children have access to books, the author Malorie Blackman has said.“…