During the ongoing Banned Books Week, the New York Public Library is coming up with a new campaign called "Books for All: Protect the Freedom to Read,". The campaign is likely to run till the end of June, and it's going to be the longest anti-censorship campaign of all time. The reason for such a campaign is due to the recent rise in censorship that has targeted young adult … [Read more...] about NYPL Launches Nationwide Teen Banned Book Club
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Queens Library to Start Lending Nexus 7 Tablets Out
Queens Library in New York will start offering tablet devices for free to its members from next week, or Nov 20 to be precise. The generosity can be attributed to Google donating 17,000 of its new Nexus 7 devices to the New York State Community Action Association to commemorate one year of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and adjoining areas. Of these, Queens Library will be … [Read more...] about Queens Library to Start Lending Nexus 7 Tablets Out
The New York Public Library Discusses eBook Pilot Projects
The New York Public Library is one of the most successful branches in the USA and it has been one of the first to adopt a cohesive digital strategy. The library system has been distributing ebooks via Overdrive since 2004 and recently started doing business with the 3M Cloud Library. During the last few months, Penguin and Simon & Shuster have both launched their first US … [Read more...] about The New York Public Library Discusses eBook Pilot Projects
New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity
The New York Public Library is exponentially growing and seeing unparallelled success. In the last year digital circulation has increased over 81%, due to the proliferation of e-readers. Currently the New York Public Library has six million print books in its hallowed halls and maintains a collection of 75,000 ebooks. Christopher Platt, The New York Public Library's … [Read more...] about New York Public Library Digital Lending Program grows in popularity