The State Library of Ohio has launched Libraries by the Numbers (LBTN), a web-based data visualization tool that enables users to create custom infographics about individual library systems using data drawn from their Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Public Library Surveys ..read more

Memoirs may be ubiquitous in the publishing lineup this year, but as Day of Dialog’s The Art of the Memoir panel demonstrated, the range of experience encompassed by that label means there is something to resonate with every reader ..read more

The key notes of the Laurel Branch Library—transparency and playfulness—work together ..read more

James Comey's book breaks big--and early. The shortlist for the Man Booker International Prize has been announced and the May LibraryReads list is out, with Furyborn by Claire Legrand leading the way. Crime fiction is now the UK's bestselling genre ..read more

Ali Smith tops a new poll of literary masters, the May Indie Next list is out, and Black Panther will play in Saudi Arabia, the first film to do so in 35 years ..read more

The Disappeared by C.J. Box leads the new bestseller lists. James Comey is already a hot ticket, the shortlist for the Dublin Literary Awards is out, Neil Gaiman’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties gets a trailer, and Rebecca Vanuk is named LibraryRead's Executive Director ..read more