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‘Small is beautiful’: How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in ‘volatile’ times
‘Small is beautiful’: How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in ‘volatile’ times
The number of independent bookshops dropped last year – but booksellers are fighting on. Here, two tell us what bookselling is like in 2024
‘Libraries are at the forefront of combatting loneliness and inequality’
‘Libraries are at the forefront of combatting loneliness and inequality’
Don’t judge a library just by its books. They play a more vital role in communities than ever, says Pamela Tulloch
Check out these literary themed t-shirts to support ailing libraries
Check out these literary themed t-shirts to support ailing libraries
Public Library Apparel launches a Kickstarter fund today after library worker Lottie Begg spent lockdown designing the quirky fashion brand
Meet the librarians going above and beyond to get books to kids in lockdown
Meet the librarians going above and beyond to get books to kids in lockdown
Collins gives homeschooling parents free access to books
Collins gives homeschooling parents free access to books
Indy bookshop takes orders over Twitter to overcome flooding and coronavirus
Indy bookshop takes orders over Twitter to overcome flooding and coronavirus
Edmund de Waal takes aim at library closures in British Museum installation
Edmund de Waal takes aim at library closures in British Museum installation
Library crusader Bobby Seagull deliver funding demands to Downing Street
Library crusader Bobby Seagull deliver funding demands to Downing Street
How the Breakfast Book Club is helping disadvantaged kids get into reading
How the Breakfast Book Club is helping disadvantaged kids get into reading
How ebooks and libraries help bring people together
How ebooks and libraries help bring people together
Bobby Seagull is taking a petition fighting for library funding to Number 10
Bobby Seagull is taking a petition fighting for library funding to Number 10
“I’ve seen firsthand what we lose if we don’t invest in libraries”
“I’ve seen firsthand what we lose if we don’t invest in libraries”
Strangers rally round to gift boy his lost Pratchett books collection
Strangers rally round to gift boy his lost Pratchett books collection
Why books matter: More than 380,000 UK kids don’t own a book
Why books matter: More than 380,000 UK kids don’t own a book
Campaigners want you to vote for libraries in this general election
Campaigners want you to vote for libraries in this general election
Book Refuge is bringing mini-libraries to London homeless shelters
Book Refuge is bringing mini-libraries to London homeless shelters
Here are the top 10 events worth checking out this Bookshop Day
Here are the top 10 events worth checking out this Bookshop Day
Tom Mole: Bookshops are here to stay, they’re machines for serendipity
Tom Mole: Bookshops are here to stay, they’re machines for serendipity
Essex libraries saved from the axe – but battle to keep them staffed goes on
Essex libraries saved from the axe – but battle to keep them staffed goes on
John Bird launches new magazine to get the nation ‘reading deeper’
John Bird launches new magazine to get the nation ‘reading deeper’
John Bird: A new chapter, and a bit of a revolution
John Bird: A new chapter, and a bit of a revolution
Peter Capaldi presents writing awards to creative young people in care
Peter Capaldi presents writing awards to creative young people in care
A Tower Hamlets teacher’s book donation network for cash-strapped schools
A Tower Hamlets teacher’s book donation network for cash-strapped schools
This is your last chance to sign the petition to protect our libraries
