(7 Sep 2026) A new five-year national movement is encouraging Singaporeans to pick up a book for at least 15 minutes a day as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s reading culture. They can track their daily reading time and earn virtual rewards as part of a challenge under the ReadSG movement launched by…
(11 Sep 2026) Every bookworm knows that reading books and buying books are two separate hobbies. Sometimes, all you want to do is curl up at home with a weighty tome in hand. Other times, nothing is more exciting than a day spent wandering the shelves of a well-stocked bookshop in search of your next…
(7 Sep 2026) Leading historians have slammed the Government’s proposed axing of nearly 50 staff positions at the state repositories of books, papers, and memory, the National Library and Archives NZ. Staff were told last week that a restructure proposal will target the loss of 47 full-time jobs. Chief Archivist Anahera Morehu and National Librarian…
(2 Sep 2026) Laos’ first zero-carbon library opened at Luang Prabang Peace Secondary School on August 29. Built with support from Zhejiang Electric Power Corporation, the facility integrates solar power, energy storage, and charging facilities to address local electricity challenges. The project coincides with the 65th anniversary of China-Laos diplomatic relations and the jointly declared…
(7 Sep 2026) Just 17 months after opening, a municipal library in this west Japan city has become a popular gathering place for residents by challenging the long-standing expectation of silence at libraries and allowing visitors to chat, play games on their smartphones, and interact freely with one another. The library’s biggest attraction may…