libraries

Public libraries in the Netherlands remove children’s books depicting ‘Black Pete’

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Public libraries in the Netherlands remove children’s books depicting St Nicholas’ blacked up sidekick ‘Black Pete’ which could spell end of nationwide ‘racist’ festive parades Parades held in early December feature people dressed up with black faces  For the last ten years there have been widespread protests against the tradition  Libraries said that the books … Read more

Google’s drone delivery service Wing brings books to children in areas where libraries are closed

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Now that’s a bookmobile! Google’s drone delivery service Wing will now bring books to children in Virginia to make up for school library closures due to COVID-19 Christiansburg, Virginia students can now order library books for drone delivery Google’s Wing drone delivery service has partnered with the local school library Students submit requests for the … Read more

Keir Starmer calls for empty theatres, museums and libraries to be used as classrooms

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Makeshift schools to beat coronavirus crunch: Keir Starmer calls for theatres, museums, libraries and leisure centres to be used as classrooms to stop millions missing out on their education Sir Keir Starmer said empty buildings should be used to create more classrooms He said theatres, museums, libraries and leisure centres could all be overhauled That … Read more

Coronavirus: Wales allows garden centres and libraries to open

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Wales pre-empts PM with ‘modest’ loosening of lockdown measures  These are the three ‘small’ changes announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford today:  Outdoor exercise permitted more than once a day but must be ‘local’. Garden centres can reopen if they observe ‘social distancing’ rules. Councils can start planning to reopen libraries and rubbish tips. Wales … Read more