StoryWalk Creates Childhood Adventures in NC
All around the country, including here in North Carolina, children are experiencing adventure through the seemingly simple act of taking a walk. This is the aim of StoryWalk, which provides […]
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New Embargo on e-Books Hurts Libraries Everywhere
From Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library: Beginning November 1, 2019, Macmillan publishers, one of the country’s “big five†publishers, is imposing an eight-week embargo for libraries on new e-books. […]
Native Son, Famously Adapted by NC Playwright, Receives New Treatment
Richard Wright’s 1939 novel Native Son sold 250,000 copies in hardcover within three weeks of being published. Not without controversy for its unflinching portrayal of the racial divide in America […]
Love Reading? You Can Win Some Schwag!
< In May, UNC-TV launched The Great American Read, an eight-part series that “explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels.” These […]
Chapel Hill Kicks Off Great American Read Series
You may have noticed in yesterday’s NCWN Weekly e-Blast an opportunity for readers to let UNC-TV know about their favorite book. In return, readers have the chance to win some […]
CHPL Celebrates Banned Books with Trading Cards
National Banned Books Week runs September 24-30. It’s a time for readers, librarians, and booksellers to celebrate those works that sometimes find themselves on the wrong side of school administrators. […]
Summer Library Reading Programs Start this Week
It’s summer! Which means it’s time to read more books (or, at the very least, it’s time for your KIDS to read more books!). Here’s what some library systems around […]
“Watchman” Proves Books Still Matter
Yesterday marked the release of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, her first novel since the 1960 debut of the much-celebrated To Kill a Mockingbird. Without spoiling anything for anyone […]