copyright Copyrightus Infringio! Public library ends Harry Potter-themed child literacy program after legal threat from Warner Brothers Rob Beschizza

christmas "I am Skinny Santa" — Obama visits pre-K kids in Chicago (video) Mark Frauenfelder

africa New evidence of African writing system that pre-dates European colonialists Thom Dunn

books How to read long, difficult books Cory Doctorow

books In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow

Business Microsoft is about to shut off its ebook DRM servers: "The books will stop working" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thanks to audiobooks, reading's popularity still strong in America Cory Doctorow

books Is it better to read a book or listen to it? David Pescovitz

literacy The Dyslexie Font makes reading easier for people with dyslexia Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants You can request hand-crafted reading-list recommendations from the Brooklyn public library online Cory Doctorow

happy mutants LA libraries replace fines for young readers with in-library "read-offs" Cory Doctorow

Kids UK authors and librarians' open letter to Education Secretary: stop closing school libraries! Cory Doctorow

health The US has quit UNESCO, the UN agency that protects world heritage sites and teaches poor children to read Cory Doctorow

education About half of Detroit can't read Andrea James

books Trump's bookcase, Old State Department Library Cory Doctorow

education 94% decline in librarians for Philadelphia's public schools Cory Doctorow