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Friendswood Police Jail Man For Masturbating in Library
A Pearland man is in custody after he was observed masturbating at the Friendswood Public Library.
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State Librarian Richard Burns is proposing that the state Board of Education consider the closures.
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UW-Madison: New Google deal boosts access to books
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a new agreement with Google will expand public access to its library collection.
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Annual Library Association conference to be held in Chicago
Thousands of librarians are expected to gather in Chicago starting this week for the American Library Association's annual conference.
21 hrs ago | San Bernardino County Sun
Grants helping Rancho Cucamonga libraries
Things are looking up for the city's libraries. The Paul A. Biane Library recently received a grant to conduct preliminary planning for a second floor expansion.
Quinsigamond finalizes AO lease
The coming of Quinsigamond Community College has been common knowledge for weeks, but the college finalized its lease arrangements Wednesday.
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Newly Formed Kansas College Library Consortium Selects AGent VERSOa
Auto-Graphics, Inc. , a technology innovator providing library automation solutions for over 36 years, today announced that the newly formed 2 Year Kansas College Library Consortium, representing two-year college libraries throughout Kansas, has selected AGent VERSO for their integrated library system .
Mayor to Meet with Community to Talk Budget
The mayor's proposal to raise property taxes and reduce benefits for city employees has gotten a lot of attention from the community, and he'd like to discuss it with you.
'A Social Hub': Renovated library is packing them in
Stacy Greer and daughters Savannah, 5, and Sierra, 3, were regular visitors to the old Ashe County Public Library, but looked in wonder at the newly visible mountain views and spacious atrium yesterday during their first visit to the renovated building.
Libraries transform in digital age
In a world that increasingly skips paper in favor of pixels, libraries are reinventing themselves.
New library group hires first director
" Providence Community Library, the new nonprofit organization that took over operation of the city's nine library branches last week, has hired a Pawtucket native as its first executive director.
Delhi civic body agrees to take back sacked employees
New Delhi, July 6 : The Municipal Corporation of Delhi Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it will take back 799 sacked employees of the Hardayal Municipal Public Library and its 31 branches across the city.
Two members of staff from Cheshire West and Chester Council's Library Service and their two young daughters starred in a special training video that has won a competition.
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Town moves ahead on new Acton library
This is the architect's concept of the Acton library site after the 9,000 sq. one-storey replacement library is built.
Stimulus will help Leetonia fill ou.....
The latest local recipient of federal stimulus money is the Leetonia Public Library, which will receive $204,000 to purchase new furnishings and equipment to go along with its new building.
A coup for Science & History Museum
Treasured objects and artifacts held by the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History will be preserved for posterity with help from a system known as the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of conservation books and online resources donated by the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
Kit Hadley To Lead Saint Paul Public Library
Kit Hadley, former director of the Minneapolis Public Library , has been named director of the neighboring Saint Paul Public Library , effective August 3. A Saint Paul resident, Hadley succeeds Melanie Huggins, who left to become executive director of the Richland County Public Library , Columbia, SC.
D.C. School District Backpedals on Gay-Themed Summer Reading
Following an article about GLBT books being stricken from a summer reading list in Washington, D.C., the capitol city's school district seemingly reversed itself and restored a number of gay-themed books to the list.
Province to back off on education cuts?
Premier Shawn Graham indicated yesterday that his government is working on a plan to back away from unpopular cuts to school support staff.
Browsing the shelves at some local libraries can seem like an anthropological expedition, a revealing window into how we once lived.