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Magazine from 1894 returned to New Hampshire library after over 130 years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/magazine-checked-out-late-19th-century-returned
Published: September 16, 2026 13:22
John Hanson, 84, took advantage of fine amnesty at library to return copy that could’ve amounted to $12,055 in late feesA current affairs magazine that was checked out from a New Hampshire library at the end of the 19th century has finally been returned as…
Why all our children deserve the sanctuary of a school library no matter where in Australia they live | Nova Weetman
Published: September 10, 2026 15:00
There is not even a legal requirement for a school to have a library, so their existence relies solely on the individual education systemAt a Catholic primary school in Melbourne’s outer-north, I began a recent visit by showing the students a photograph of…
US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/us-public-libraries-report
Published: September 1, 2026 12:30
PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bansPublic libraries in the US are “at breaking point” because of an onslaught of political interference, harassment and ideological censorship, a…
The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
Published: August 25, 2026 04:00
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an inspectionThe sign says Plumstanton Library but this could be The Brittas Empire’s Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre,…
Rare photos from the State Library of Victoria’s historic collection – in pictures
Published: August 13, 2026 15:00
Unique and rarely seen images from the State Library of Victoria’s collection of more than 4.5m photos are now on display in the library’s new exhibition You Have a New Memory Continue reading...
As heatwaves hit Britain, spare a thought for farm animals | Letters
Published: August 11, 2026 16:57
Claire Bass says animal welfare is a blind spot for the government. Plus, Chris Phillipson on the libraries operating as ‘cool spaces’, Mick Beeby on lido restoration, and Dr Julian McDonough on NHS pressuresYour article rightly highlights the strain…
Wendy Law obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2026/jul/19/wendy-law-obituary
Published: July 19, 2026 16:31
Ingenious crossword setter who compiled the weekly quiptic in the Guardian under the pseudonym Hectence The quiptic crossword is billed in the Guardian as the “puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry”. The mind-bending tricks and idiosyncratic…
Sphinxes, movie stars and 3m books: inside Los Angeles’s beloved art deco library
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/los-angeles-central-libarary-centenary
Published: July 19, 2026 12:00
The showcase library’s centenary was celebrated by thousands who filled the still-relevant public institutionThe central library in downtown Los Angeles has seen its fair share of colorful moments.The architectural gem, which turned 100 this week, has been…
Chatsworth House pilots ‘community membership’ free entry scheme
Published: July 13, 2026 11:00
Initiative with Derbyshire Libraries aims to boost access to cultural experiences and ‘champion reading for pleasure’When Kate, a 47-year-old contract worker came face to face with Charlotte Brontë’s handwriting while visiting Chatsworth House, the avid…
‘A counter-narrative of history’: Schomburg Center’s 100 years of celebrating Black culture
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jul/09/schomburg-center-100-years-black-culture
Published: July 9, 2026 12:00
A Puerto Rico-born New Yorker’s relentless collecting on the African diaspora is still the core of a Harlem institutionGrowing up in Puerto Rico in the late 19th century, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg was told by his teacher that Black people had no significant…