Articles Tagged: libraries
Children's classics removed from libraries after parents complain about racist,offensive and inappropriate content
Classic children's books which have been loved by generations are being removed from libraries after parents branded them offensive, the Daily Express claims.
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Peter Andre signs book deal with Ladybird - and Boris Johnson reads the Gruffalo!
Peter Andre - who recently joined Mayor of London Boris Johnson to read to children at the launch of a new reading literacy project - is to be published by the iconic Ladybird Books.
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Sexist Winnie the Pooh and Peter Rabbit slammed
PA Before you take your little ones to the library today, or for a browse round the bookshop, pay heed: our kids are ...
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Jacqueline Wilson and other kids' authors dominate library lending
With figures showing that almost 80% of five to ten-year-olds now use their public libraries, it's no surprise that kids' ...
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Children using local libraries twice as likely to be advanced readers
The National Literacy Trust has confirmed the link between children and young people using public libraries and good reading ...
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Enid Blyton: Lashings of harmless nostalgia, or all rather horrid?
No children's author quite divides opinion like Enid Blyton. Parents either love her old fashioned, jolly ...
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Six reasons why you should join a library
I know, I know, the last thing you want to do when the weather is this lovely, is to encourage the kids to sit inside with ...
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