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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 eReader [...]
Monthly archives for January, 2012
eBook usage soars at St. Paul Librari...
MinnPost.com (blog)
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 eReader [...]
Libraries in Flux – TribLocal
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Libraries in FluxTribLocalBy 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 pornLos Angeles TimesL [...]
Dery, Evangelist Seek Library Positio...
Dery, Evangelist Seek Library PositionsPatch.comBy 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 ...
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Compromise May Mean Voters Will Face Two Library LeviesOPB NewsMultnomah 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 …Com [...]
Waverly gets its own library – ...
Waverly gets its own libraryLincoln Journal StarThe 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 ...
Northumberland libraries action plan working says reportJournal Liveby 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...
Downtown Library Offers Free ProgramsPatch.comFrom 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 ̵...
At Your Library: Year in reviewSeacoastonline.comBy 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 h [...]
Former Deerfield library leader dies ...
Former Deerfield library leader dies at 72Northbrook StarBY 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. …and more »
Budget woes force libraries to cut ho...
Budget woes force libraries to cut hoursEagle TribuneBy 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 LibrariesSan Jose In [...]