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Libraries Focus

The Bookseller publishes a series of focus editions of the magazine throughout the year, which include company profiles, trade interviews and previews that highlight specific communities, trends, and sectors of the publishing industry.

Bestsellers

Children’s authors rule among the library stacks

Features

Making a splash: how graphic novels conquered libraries

Comment

Comics, libraries and reader development are key

Trade Interviews

The ballad of reading in gaol: prison libraries are a vital resource

Comment

Libraries can open doors – and not just into the world of books

Spotlight

Librarians’ autumn picks 2025

Trade Interviews

The Reading Agency founder urges the trade to reconsider what reading looks like

Features

Library bodies wrangle censorship question but warn of deeper issues

Trade Interviews

Finding 'library allies' key for Nibbies winner Manchester Libraries

Features

Government urged to harness libraries’ ‘vital’ role in building Britain’s future

Features

Teachable moments? Why increased funding is key for the schools sector

Features

Tracking positive progress for disabled people across the publishing industry

Latest News

Shakespeare library and archive containing 6,000 books opens under the Globe theatre

Portico Library secures £6.4m Heritage Fund grant for major transformation

Education Committee sets out measures to stem decline in reading for pleasure

TikTok celebrates the National Year of Reading at the British Library

National £65k libraries programme to tackle gaps in e-book access

£550k fund launched to support Scottish public libraries

ACE to retain libraries development role, Baroness Twycross confirms ahead of Libraries Strategy

Reform-led Essex County Council tells libraries to 'pause' promotion of events including Pride

Libraries Connected names Kate Mosse Public Library Champion for 2026

Libraries Connected names James Pearson as new president

The British Book Awards 2026 Indie Bookshop, Small Press and Library of the Year winners revealed

Latest News

Shakespeare library and archive containing 6,000 books opens under the Globe theatre

Portico Library secures £6.4m Heritage Fund grant for major transformation

Education Committee sets out measures to stem decline in reading for pleasure

TikTok celebrates the National Year of Reading at the British Library

National £65k libraries programme to tackle gaps in e-book access

£550k fund launched to support Scottish public libraries

Latest News

Shakespeare library and archive containing 6,000 books opens under the Globe theatre

Portico Library secures £6.4m Heritage Fund grant for major transformation

Education Committee sets out measures to stem decline in reading for pleasure

TikTok celebrates the National Year of Reading at the British Library

National £65k libraries programme to tackle gaps in e-book access

£550k fund launched to support Scottish public libraries

Comment

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

The Karshan ruling is crushing kids' book events

by Oisín McGann

Changes to the rules around self-employment in Ireland is having a swift and serious impact on children’s book events, writes Oisin McGann.

Hospices have taught me that we need more adult reading communities

by Syd Moore

The Reading Round in Hospices programme has reminded Syd Moore of the very real power of books.

Entry to the club is as tough as ever for Black authors

by Natasha Onwuemezi

Books cannot be published without people making decisions – and as Black authors continue to discover, publishing’s gatekeepers continue to exhibit a problematic bias.