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In Indian classrooms, students tote around a mountain of textbooks, while their American peers enjoy the luxury of lighter school bags. This weight disparity is largely due to differences in educational frameworks, access to technology, and the use of lockers.

A routine farm cleanup in Ontario unearthed a remarkable 12,500-year-old fluted spearhead, a testament to early human ingenuity. This discovery offers a rare glimpse into the Paleoindian era, revealing sophisticated tool-making skills and the presence of ancient hunters adapting to a post-Ice Age landscape. The fragment, though partial, provides crucial archaeological insights.

Concerns about soy and breast cancer are largely unfounded, according to modern research. Isoflavones in soy act differently than human estrogen, potentially reducing risk. Studies, especially from Asian countries, show no increased risk and even a possible decrease in cancer incidence and recurrence with moderate whole soy food consumption.

According to research by Google, over the next 50 years, society will be transformed. Instead of typing a few words into a search engine, people will discuss their needs with a digital intermediary which will offer suggestion and refinements, said US information consultant John Dove.

A recent report by the Pew Research Centre suggests that the public libraries are most widely frequented by the

American libraries face service cuts. The Trump administration suspended federal grants. This action impacts e-books, audiobooks, and loan programs. Maine laid off staff and closed its state library. Mississippi stopped its e-book service. South Dakota suspended interlibrary loans. Lawsuits challenge the administration's move. The cuts affect library budgets nationwide. States are fighting the funding freeze.

The american library association (ALA) on March 23, 2023 said, 1,269 individual challenges were filed demanding to restrict or remove books from the shelves in the United States last year.

The decision to change the name was made in a meeting in New Orleans on June 23. And so, now the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is renamed as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.

Considering the huge number of books being banned in the USA lately, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a new bill that will penalize libraries that ban books. This makes Illinois the first American state to do so.

A hi-tech US library - American Corner - is likely to come up next month on the premises of the Bihar Industries Association.

For the first time since it's inception in 1921, the Newbery Medal has been won by a graphic novel.

This year's winners of the Carnegie medals for fiction and nonfiction, presented by the american library association, have each checked out a few books in their time.

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A public library in Iowa thought to include LGBTQ books which caused much debate.

The Trump administration's abrupt suspension of IMLS grants has triggered widespread disruption in US libraries. States are facing staff layoffs, suspension of interlibrary loans, and reduced access to digital resources. This financial shortfall impacts rural communities disproportionately, hindering access to e-books and vital library services, prompting legal challenges and raising concerns about the future of library funding.

With the increasing book bans in the USA, here's some news against it. The news is that Illinois is about to become the first American state to stop book banning. Read on to know more.

Higginbotham has received the William E. Colby Award, given for an outstanding book on military or intelligence history.

For the first time ever Bill Cosby's books have appeared on the american library association’s annual list of the Most Challenged Books. Here's why

A first-of-its-kind Konkani dictionary in library science will be released on Tuesday. Created by two assistant professors at Goa University, the dictionary translates terminologies used in library science from English to Konkani.

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a Pulitzer Prize-winning book considered a classic, has been removed from the syllabus of Biloxi in Mississippi.

Instead of looking at American colleges and universities in isolation, Indian students can explore the benefits of the consortia of American colleges, says Renuka Raja Rao, country co-ordinator , EducationUSA Advising Services, United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

Bestselling Young Adult author John Green on his new book 'The Anthroprocene Reviewed', human civilisation and its coping up with crises. Read the exclusive interview.

A visit by a giant red dog, an exclusive screening of Cars 2 and a chance to create a tree out of recycled goods highlight “Summer KydZone,” a week of summer fun planned at the American Center June 20-24.

Utah district has banned Bible after a parent, who was frustrated with book bans in schools, convinced a suburban district that a few verses in the Bible are too vulgar for young kids. Read on to know more.

Stephen King has become the most banned author in U.S. schools, according to PEN America’s 2024–2025 report. Over 6,800 books were removed, primarily in Florida, Texas, and Tennessee, often as preemptive compliance with state laws or political pressure. King’s novels, alongside works on race, sexuality, and LGBTQ+ themes, highlight ongoing tensions over censorship and intellectual freedom in education.

Four major publishing houses in the United States sued the Internet Archive on June 1, alleging that its "national emergency library" allowing locked-down readers free access to digital books was "brazenly" violating copyright laws.

Held prima facie guilty of "contempt" by the Supreme Court last week for unilaterally transferring former joint director AK Sharma, who was supervising the probe into Bihar shelter home sexual abuse cases, without its approval, CBI additional director M Nageswara Rao Monday filed an affidavit before the apex court tendering "unconditional and unqualified apology".

PUNE: All American and British establishments in the city will be provided with additional security, deputy commissioner of police Sanjay Varma announced on Tuesday in the wake of the attack on the American Center in Kolkata.

Libraries in Lucknow, India are adapting to the digital age to cater to the changing reading habits of bibliophiles. The Amir-ud-Daula Public Library, established in 1868, is going digital under the Smart City project, offering digital access to its collection of over 1.6 lakh books. The Rabindranath Tagore Library at Lucknow University has also integrated the digital revolution, while the Indian Literary House Library serves as a resource center for literacy and education programs. Other libraries in the city are expected to follow suit and embrace digitalization in the future.