Etiket: Library
A library as a “safe space” amid the chaos of xylazine
The city of Philadelphia has been struggling for several years with a new substance with devastating effects: xylazine. Nicknamed the “zombie drug,” it plunges people who consume it into a…
The birth of a library | The duty
This had been going on for several years: I was losing control of my personal library. There comes a confusing moment in the life of a reader, when you realize…
Burning and censorship, the mutilated library
In 1768, a Parisian fell asleep. He wakes up 672 years later, aged 700. Several “guides” will help him discover what his city has become in 2440. However, all this…
United States | Gender Queer tops list of most criticized library books
(New York) Maia Kobabe’s autobiography, “Gender Queer,” tops the American Library Association’s (ALA) list of “challenged books” for a third year in a row. Posted at 7:38 a.m. Hillel Italy…
Céline’s manuscripts found | Death on credit given to the National Library of France
(Paris) The manuscript of Death on credit by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who was among those who reappeared in 2021, joined the collections of the National Library of France, the BnF announced…
Violence continues in Port-au-Prince, National Library stormed
Armed gangs stormed the National Library of Haiti, located in the capital Port-au-Prince, on Wednesday, its director told AFP, a new illustration of the spiral of violence in this Caribbean…
Life, the city | The Westmount Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary
Our journalist travels around Greater Montreal to talk about people, events or places that make the heart of their neighborhood beat. Updated yesterday at 12:00 p.m. More than 1000 people…
The Gabrielle-Roy library, a setting that sounds empty without its human capital
Last weekend, the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, I allowed myself, with the “blessing” of some striking friends, to cross the door of the new Gabrielle-Roy library, in Quebec, just…
Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London offers to spend a night in its hidden library
Published on 03/12/2024 10:54 Video length: 1 min United Kingdom: Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London offers to spend a night in its hidden library United Kingdom: Saint Paul’s Cathedral in…
A strike forces Quebec to cancel the inauguration of the Gabrielle-Roy library
The inauguration with great fanfare of the Gabrielle-Roy library, in the heart of lower town of Quebec, will lose its splendor. A labor dispute between the 240 workers in the…
Élise Gravel’s books back on the shelves of the Montreal Jewish Public Library
The Jewish Public Library (BPJ) of Montreal has put back on the shelves all the books by the very popular children’s author Élise Gravel. This is what a press release…
Jewish Public Library of Montreal | Elise Gravel’s books are back on the shelves
The Jewish Public Library of Montreal is reconsidering its controversial decision to remove the books of author and illustrator Elise Gravel from its shelves. Published at 2:25 p.m. Updated at…
Censorship at the Jewish Public Library of Montreal | Demonstration in support of Elise Gravel
Nearly a hundred people showed their support on Sunday for author Elise Gravel, whose books were removed from the shelves of the Jewish Public Library of Montreal. The writer had…
Censorship at the Jewish Public Library of Montreal | A potato on the index finger
A potato on a bike, an illustrated book by bestselling author Elise Gravel, tells the story of a potato on a bicycle, a broccoli that knows how to count, and…
Great Library | Record number of 911 calls
At the passage of The Press at the Grande Bibliothèque, in the heart of Montreal, a man showing signs of intoxication punches the entrance door before heading towards the computers…
Three people arrested and indicted after the theft of Pushkin manuscripts from the Inalco library in Paris
Welcome Culture Books Around ten manuscripts were stolen in Paris at the beginning of October, while libraries in Eastern Europe have experienced a wave of looting of Russian works in…
The human library of Shawinigan
French and Spanish are spoken in this location in downtown Shawinigan. The accents mix. The questions are flying. Welcome to the human library of Shawinigan. ” I am team cold…
Public Library Week | The library as a refuge
Free places and open to all, libraries are at the forefront of the homelessness crisis. What if they were also part of the solution? Posted at 2:55 a.m. Updated at…
Saint-Michel | Two teenagers arrested suspected of shooting in library
Two teenagers suspected of having fired projectiles inside the Saint-Michel library last Sunday were arrested by the Montreal City Police Service (SPVM), we learned The Press. Posted at 10:02 a.m.…
Shots fired in a Montreal library
The Montreal City Police Service (SPVM) is investigating shots fired inside the public library in the Saint-Michel borough on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted around 3 p.m. after witnesses…