Libraries News

Two proposals were received to run Nevada County's cash-strapped library system by the Thursday deadline imposed by officials.

The Arendtsville branch of the Adams County Library System might close by the end of the year because of a budget shortfall of roughly $243,000. Adams County Library System director Rob Lescher said the state cut funding to the library system by 20 percent, leading the system's overall revenue to drop by 12 percent.

There is no accounting for the bad taste and horrible judgment of the adults who use Greensboro Public Library computers to watch Internet porn within the view of innocent children.

Jackson County residents are using libraries at near pre-closure levels, but limited hours have cut into use of the libraries' computers for job seekers and researchers.

Officials told workers this week that the layoffs would include full- and part-time employees.

A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes.

A Richmond jury has awarded $8 million to a woman who suffered severe injuries when she was struck by a bus while walking to work.

A national magazine has rated a small town library in northern Indiana one of the nation's best public libraries.

LJ Index of Public Library Service 2009, Round 2: Use these Star Libraries stats to document your library's progress and push for better service - America's star libraries - top libraries - best libraries By Francine Fialkoff, Editor-in-Chief, fialkoff@reedbusiness.com -- Library Journal, 11/15/2009 With diminishing budgets and cuts to service in ...

Sarah Palin, once at the center of book-banning controversy while mayor of Wasilla, is causing a bit of a headache for libraries this week as they decide how much shelf space and budget to devote to her new book - " as well as the multiple other titles being released about her.

Budget woes in Fairfax County , Va., are about to take a big bite out of libraries and parks.

The little things leave them envious. An extra electrical outlet, a place inside to store chairs and a conference room that does not double as a book repair station are some of the things Julie Farnsworth and her staff long for.

Parents whose children were too young to catch the first wave of 'Twilight' hysteria might have noticed that there's a 'New Moon' rising Friday, and it's taking with it a new generation of 'Twilight' fans, particularly girls who are 11 and up.

ORANGEBURG - Imagine if you're renting an apartment and your landlord changed a light bulb in your room without consulting you.

By Rocco Staino -- School Library Journal, 11/16/2009 2:05:00 PM Librarian Georgette Bordine holds one of the returned books The phrase "the check is in the mail" took on a whole new meaning for Phoenix, AZ, high school librarian Georgette Bordine, who recently received a surprise package in the mail containing two books belonging to the Camelback ...

Hennepin County libraries say plush toys and hand puppets will no longer be available for checkout or play, partly because of H1N1 flu concerns.

The Open Library Environment project has become a Kuali Foundation project. Here's an excerpt from the press release : The Kuali Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce that a group of leading academic research libraries is partnering in the Kuali Open Library Environment project to develop software created specifically for the complex business ...

CHESHIRE, Conn. - The library board in a Connecticut town where a mother and her two daughters were killed in 2007 is supporting a decision to put a book about the home invasion on town library shelves.

Google has filed a modified version of their controversial books settlement in federal court last Friday.

It's modern, slick, eco-friendly and uses a high-tech automated book sorting system.