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eBook usage soars at St. Paul Libraries, but it's still a small fraction of …
MinnPost.com (blog) By Joe Kimball | Published Wed, Jan 4 2012 9:50 am REUTERS/Lucas JacksoneBooks checked out from Saint Paul libraries can be sent to a Kindle or downloaded to a computer and then transferred to a variety of eReaders. St. Paul Library officials are giddy … |
January 4, 2012
eBook usage soars at St. Paul Libraries, but it's still a small fraction of … – MinnPost.com (blog)
Libraries in Flux – TribLocal
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Libraries in Flux
TribLocal By Ellyn Ruhlmann Today at 9:16 am For the past few years we've heard a lot of talk about libraries reinventing themselves amid the rise of eBooks and online reference desks like Google. It's a topic that incites predictable backlash. … Libraries walk a tightrope on porn Libraries Can't Keep Up with Demand for E-Readers, E-Books Washington County Closes 3 Libraries |
Dery, Evangelist Seek Library Positions – Patch.com
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Dery, Evangelist Seek Library Positions
Patch.com By Kevin Zawacki Nyack Library's board of trustees election is approaching, one of the few times each year village residents can affect their local reading room. Below are brief missives of intent from two of the candidates seeking election. … |
Compromise May Mean Voters Will Face Two Library Levies – OPB News
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Compromise May Mean Voters Will Face Two Library Levies
OPB News Multnomah County voters may be asked twice in the next 11 months to decide the fate of the region's libraries. Rob Manning reports on the short- and long-term measures county leaders could officially send to voters. Multnomah County funds its libraries … Compromise on library funding is welcome news Multnomah Co. changes course on library tax district |
Waverly gets its own library – Lincoln Journal Star
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Waverly gets its own library
Lincoln Journal Star The new library is at the building's far end. (Courtesy photo) The Waverly Community Library will open its doors at 10 am Wednesday. The library is housed in two rooms at the Waverly Community Foundation Building at 11120 N. 141st St. Hours of … |
Northumberland libraries action plan working says report – Journal Live
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Northumberland libraries action plan working says report
Journal Live by David Black, The Journal LIBRARY users in Northumberland are being given a better choice of books and improved internet access as part of an action plan aimed at making the service more sustainable and better able to enrich people's lives. … |
Downtown Library Offers Free Programs – Patch.com
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Downtown Library Offers Free Programs
Patch.com From computer classes for adults to a costume party for kids, the John F. Germany Public Library in downtown provides a wide range of free events throughout the month. By Alessandra Da Pra Check out these free events and classes taking place in January … |
At Your Library: Year in review – Seacoastonline.com
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At Your Library: Year in review
Seacoastonline.com By Kim Erickson Myers and Robert Waldman December 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the York Public Library at its current location at 15 Long Sands Road. While our mission continues to be to "engage the community in the joy of learning," much has … Spring Valley library holding e-reader workshop The New York Public Library Launches eBook Central |
Former Deerfield library leader dies at 72 – Northbrook Star
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Former Deerfield library leader dies at 72
Northbrook Star BY IRV LEAVITT ileavitt@pioneerlocal.com January 3, 2012 6:26PM Jack Alan Hicks, the renaissance man who led the Deerfield Public Library through its major growth period, has died. He was 72. Hicks came to Deerfield as a reference librarian in 1972. … |
Budget woes force libraries to cut hours – Eagle Tribune
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Budget woes force libraries to cut hours
Eagle Tribune By Cara Hogan chogan@eagletribune.com Two local libraries had to cut their hours of operation, due to budget cuts, leaving residents with fewer evening and weekend options. Kelley Library in Salem is reducing its hours by 10 percent. … Volunteers Can Help Save Libraries Taber Library extends hours of operation |
