Monthly archives for February, 2012
Dover Town Library Named Finalist for...
Dover Town Library Named Finalist for Best Small Library in AmericaPatch.comBy Benjamin Paulin The recognition comes on the heels of major renovations and a shift in culture at the library that director Cheryl Abdullah feels has changed the way the library can serve the town of Dover. "The 6034 people of Dover find Kindles, …a [...]
Spreading the pain and gain of new Ca...
Spreading the pain and gain of new Carroll libraryCarroll Daily Times HeraldThe future of the Carroll Public Library and sewer improvements and maintenance received the most votes from council members when they were asked to assess value to city matters by Jeff Schott, program director for the University of Iowa's Institute of ̷ [...]
NSU libraries add new scanners –...
NSU libraries add new scannersLeesville Daily LeaderReference Librarian Elizabeth Graves, right, shows Northwestern State University student Marlon Howard how to use a new scanner at Northwestern State's Watson Library. By Staff reports Northwestern State University's libraries have recently added …
Book Lovers Ball: a grand defense of ...
Book Lovers Ball: a grand defense of Toronto's public librariesToronto StarBy Greg Quill Entertainment Reporter ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST Politics play no part in the annual Book Lovers Ball, even this year, when proposed library funding cuts in the city's budget have inflamed passions, debate and ridicule across the GTA.and more [...]
California Budget Cuts State Funding ...
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California Budget Cuts State Funding for Libraries – GalleyCatmediabistro.comBy Jason Boog on February 9, 2012 12:15 PM KLAW reported earlier this week that
Adesina Ogunelese Talks Black History...
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Adesina Ogunelese Talks Black History At Makawao LibraryMauiTime WeeklyA fixture in Maui libraries and schools since then, she will share knowledge like this with Maui's youth in a series of readings for Black History Month under the theme of "Divas, Dancers and a Millionaire" at the Makawao Public Library.O [...]
Henderson Libraries faces budget cuts...
Henderson Libraries faces budget cuts, seeks donationsThe Henderson PressHenderson Libraries director Thomas Fay speaks at the eighth annual holiday-themed Library Tree Lane fundraiser held on Dec. 2 at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson. The ongoing real estate crisis in Clark County has claimed an unlikely victim during …
MIT Libraries receive papers of disti...
MIT Libraries receive papers of distinguished linguist, philosopher and …MIT NewsMIT's Libraries were recently chosen to be the stewards of the personal archives of noted linguist, political activist and Institute Professor emeritus Noam Chomsky. The significant collection spans a long and distinguished career, beginning when [...]
Library is feeling blue this weekend ...
Library is feeling blue this weekendWilton Villager12, at Westport Public Library's McManus Room. The event, appropriate for all ages, is free and open to the public. "I got the name for the band from a song by a great blues and gospel icon, Rev. Gary Davis, in which he exclaims, 'I got fiery fingers, …and more [...]
'Library mafia' rallies to ...
'Library mafia' rallies to protect branches as budget cuts eyedGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Onlineby Erich Wagner, Staff Writer Dottie Crecelius, president of the Friends of Baden Library, remembers when the Baden branch of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System was open six days a week, along with even [...]