Daily archives for October 12th, 2009
Paso Library Foundation launches &apo...
Paso Library Foundation launches 'Give Five Drive'Paso Robles PressAmerican writer Anne Herbert once wrote, “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. …and more »
HCL, China Form Pact – Harvard ...
Harvard University Gazette
HCL, China Form PactHarvard Crimson“If this project with Harvard is successful, we will move on with other libraries that have Chinese rare books,” Zhan said. …Rare books from China to be digitizedBoston Globeall 186 news articles »
With cuts and closings, 'It&apos...
With cuts and closings, 'It's just not a good year for libraries'Pittsburgh Post GazetteThe Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh faces another financial headache next year — a 20.1 percent cut in state public …Around Town: No quiet in these librariesPittsburgh Post GazetteLibrary to be beneficiary of 'Match Day& [...]
Old Fourth Ward school reborn as blac...
Houston Chronicle
Old Fourth Ward school reborn as black history libraryHouston ChronicleThe African American Library at Gregory School needs historic photos documenting life in Houston's black neighborhoods. To donate, call 832-393-1384. …
Mid-Columbia Libraries will “read for...
School Library Journal
Mid-Columbia Libraries will “read for the record”Othello OutlookMid-Columbia Libraries will join libraries and groups around the globe in hosting storytime events with Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar this …Schools, Libraries Read 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' to Promote LiteracySchool L [...]
State Support for Libraries in Pennsy...
State Support for Libraries in Pennsylvania Cut Nearly 27%Library JournalGiven the national economic downturn, and particularly Pennsylvania's painful situation, the cut was seen by library advocates as a “could have been worse” …New Budget Means Cuts for LibrariesWNEP-TVall 3 news articles »
Google's Clancy Wonders: What Ha...
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Google's Clancy Wonders: What Happens To Libraries When Ebooks Predominate?Library JournalAs the digitial books industry moves forward, he said, there will be "huge challenges, especially in terms of libraries and services we've come to expect. …Merkel Speaks Out on Google BooksBusinessWeekGoogle digita [...]
Phoenix Public Library Tweets "T...
Phoenix Public Library Tweets "Twilight" Contest Starting Oct. 19ReutersPrizes are provided by the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library. Phoenix Public Library is a system of 15 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central …and more »
Donors pony up to keep Cal libraries ...
Donors pony up to keep Cal libraries open during finalsBizjournals.comTwo parents of UC Berkeley students gave the school $30000 to keep its libraries open 24 hours a day during final examinations. Finals at Cal this term run …and more »
Columbus Day closings: Some schools, ...
College News
Columbus Day closings: Some schools, state offices, librariesThe Virginian-PilotNorfolk: The Commissioner of Revenue; city treasurer's offices; commonwealth's attorney office; and Circuit, General District and Juvenile and Domestic …Federal, county offices closed for Columbus DayLufkin Daily NewsHoliday mainly [...]