School library book returned more than 120 years late – with no fine

Title given back to school in Hereford by granddaughter of ex-pupil Arthur Boycott, who became a distinguished pathologist

The non-western books that every student should read

Leading authors pick international classics that should be on every students’ bookshelves, but are often neglected by universities

Giles Waterfield obituary

Director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, exhibition organiser and historian

School libraries change lives. Cutting them would be disastrous

They empower and educate children, and help with social mobility. With public libraries also being closed, we need their school counterparts more than ever

Want your students to love learning? Get them to the library

Library partnerships are a vital resource for many schools, but funding cuts threaten their future

The truth about boys and books: they read less – and skip pages

Huge academic study into reading habits shows that young males choose easy books and fail to read thoroughly or correctly

Schoolgirls with autism share experiences in young adult novel

M in the Middle draws on ups and downs of Limpsfield Grange schoolgirls’ lives and how autism is different for girls

Ditching classics at A-level is little short of a tragedy

Classics underpins much of the modern world; the AQA exam board’s decision to end A-levels in classical civilisation, archaeology and history of art is lamentable

Think libraries are obsolete? Think again

Kindles and the internet cannot replace libraries - they are part of the social glue that binds us. The fight is on throughout the country to save them