Today’s stories include: soundtracks for ebooks, #VALA2012 presentation from Eli Neiburger, Iain Banks campaigns for libraries, and more.

New Zealand

• Lovely vid of Coralie Winn and #gapfiller, including the book fridge, in Christchurch via @thewhaanga. (BoK1)
• How cool is this? Kiwi company creates soundtracks for e-books via @Auckland_Libs. (BoK7)

Worldwide

• Watch Eli Neiburger from #VALA2012: Libraries in the Age of Information Ubiquity via @myleejoseph. (BoK1)
• Iain Banks campaigns against ‘barbaric’ cuts to libraries in Scotland via @jafurtado. (BoK1)
• 500 libraries in Punjab province Pakistan, shut down or managed by unqualified staff via @liber_amoris. (BoK9)