Monthly archives for March, 2011
Coshocton library won't be hit h...
Coshocton library won't be hit hard by budget cutsCoshocton TribuneLibrary page Susan Reidenback shelves books at the Coshocton Public Library. Gov. John Kasich released his state budget Tuesday. The state's public libraries are expected to face around a 5 percent cut in funding, which translates to about a $50000 …Mentor [...]
Widespread Damage Reported to Librari...
Widespread Damage Reported to Libraries in JapanLibrary JournalJapanese library users have uploaded numerous photographs to the social media site Togetter that show a portion of the havoc the March 11 earthquake wreaked on Japanese libraries. The photographs run the gamut from …
World Book Night success stories at t...
Gotta Be Mobile
World Book Night success stories at the Ewart LibraryDumfries and Galloway StandardIt was part of the celebrations for World Book Day which spilled over to the weekend when libraries throughout the region joined in the spin-off World Book Night. At the Ewart library 200 people heard guest authors Rab Wilson, Vivien Jones a [...]
Friends of the Ocean County Library h...
Friends of the Ocean County Library holding book and bake salesAsbury Park PressToms River Book lovers and bargain hunters alike should plan to attend one of the upcoming Friends of the Ocean County Library book sales. Several of the friends groups will hold book sales in April and May offering a wide selection of fiction and …New [...]
Libraries, Social Services Take Cente...
Libraries, Social Services Take Center Stage at County Budget HearingPatch.comDespite Howard County's status as the third wealthiest county in the nation, it still has big financial challenges, County Executive Ken Ulman told those who came to make their cases for library, …Residents, groups lobby for funding in next Howard bu [...]
Des Plaines Public Library, Now More ...
Des Plaines Public Library, Now More Convenient Than Ever!Patch.comOn your phone, in your pocket
Retiring director has helped library ...
Retiring director has helped library through many changesFremont News MessengerGeorgiana Huizenga, Mimi Fintel and Amy Laity recently met at Ernesto's Restaurant in Genoa to plan for the upcoming changes to the Harris-Elmore Library and its Genoa branch. Huizenga will retire March 31, and Laity will take her place as director … [...]
Weston-super-Mare library move sparks...
Weston-super-Mare library move sparks campaignBBC NewsA campaign has been launched to keep Weston-super-Mare's library in its Grade II-listed home. North Somerset Council plans to move the library from The Boulevard to the town hall to save money. But Howard Smith, of the Save Weston Library Group, …and more »
Cuyahoga County Library, Already Deal...
Cuyahoga County Library, Already Dealing With State Budget Cuts, Stares Down …Patch.comJohn Kasich's two-year budget proposal, released earlier this week, would continue cutting state public library funding by 5 percent in 2012 and 2013. Statewide, could be more than $160 million over the two years. The Cuyahoga County Library [...]
Libraries concerned about ebooks R...
Libraries concerned about ebooksTopeka Capital JournalA publisher's desire to limit the number of times a library can circulate one of its books in electronic form under one license has major financial and distribution implications for libraries in Kansas and across the country. …and more »