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The New Hampshire Political Library has laid off its paid staff due to financial difficulties but will continue to operate, though board members are still figuring out what its priorities will be.

SEVERAL libraries in East Lancashire have been placed in limbo after it was revealed a A 935,0000 improvements programme has been put on hold.

The state of Mississippi will discontinue the mailing out of income tax forms to taxpayers.

Nov. 24 - Reuters Television has an exclusive first look at the high-density, oxygen-controlled facility built to house seven million items from the UK's national library's collection.

A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the country's smallest lending libraries - stocking 100 books.

A retired Leitchfield librarian, Karen Gillespie, was apparently mauled to death by a dog near her home in White Mills.

Sometimes, history's turning points come in blood and gunfire, and sometimes in pen and ink.

But Still They Blog: The Liblog Landscape 2007-2009 is now available--at a special early-bird price through the end of the ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting .

Monroe County's public libraries could see fewer programs and services after an across-the-board cut in state funding next year.

Have writer's block? Hopefully this resource will help librarians identify publishing and presentation opportunities in library & information science, as well as other related fields.

Anthony Talarek of Livonia enjoys books on the Korean War because they are hard to find at local libraries.

Omaha has a new library director. Gary Wasdin, 42, will start Jan. 4, said Kevin Thompson, president of the Library Board of Trustees.

The people running the newest shop in Winterville know they won't be able to pay their workers a dime this holiday season, but that's OK.

Dawn Naret, is a homeless woman who writes 20 blogs in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's branch in Squirrel Hill branch.

"Happy Birthday, dear CPL, Happy Birthday to you!" That is the tune we will be singing at the Colby Public Library on Friday as we close out our year-long celebration of 130 years of continuous service to the Colby area.

A Yale librarian who cast doubt last year on the origins of the Serenity Prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and reprinted on countless knickknacks, says new evidence has persuaded him to retain the famed Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr as the author in the next edition of The Yale Book of Quotations.

After more than six months countless planning, arrangements, communication and coordination with major libraries in Southern California, the Chinese American Librarians Association Southern California Chapter IMLS Hosting Committee members: Sally C. Tseng , Maggie Wang and Ying Xu welcome two visiting Chinese library directors: Ms.

Tweed a ' Animated conversation filled the rooms as the 80-plus guests mixed and chatted at the home of Dr.

The province won't make any financial commitment to build joint public and Catholic schools in the Willowgrove neighbourhood until at least March, two cabinet ministers say.

The Linebaugh Library System will soon be faster at checking out and tracking materials thanks to an equipment upgrade made possible by a $280,000 grant from the Christy-Houston Foundation.

Up on the housetop ... Dashing through the snow ... I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ... Now that Christmas carols are going through your head, can you remember the entire song? That Christmas song you sang in second grade all of a sudden pops into your head and you can't remember a few words, how frustrating.

Arguing kids should be able to feel safe at bookstores and public libraries, a judge sentenced a man who masturbated and exposed himself in front of children to nine months in jail Thursday.

The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that thirty-three Ohio Libraries were identified as Star Libraries in the 2009 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, Round 2. Stars are awarded on a point system.

A teen sex magazine will stay at on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.

Something very new and someone very old marked the closing "party" for the Woodstock Public Library's yearlong centenary celebrations.

Sure you can check out a book or a CD or DVD, but there's something new to check out at the Minot Public Library - and it just might save you some money.

Wasilla is considering buying the Meta Rose Square to help solve the cramped library problem, a move that has run into opposition.

Bella Vista's Santore Branch renovated an outdoor area at the rear of its facility that features an illustration from "The Wizard of Oz." Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion have jumped from the pages of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz" to an 8-by-12-foot canvas facing the back windows of the Charles Santore ...

A handful of school librarians across the country are opening packages from Lerner Publishing to find an enclosed book from Elaine Landau's Best Dogs Ever series dedicated to them.

When your rights and responsibilities as a parent come in conflict with the liberal education establishment, who wins? Parents in Ames, Iowa just found out, and it's not them.

The Tulsa City-County Library System continues to hunt for a new chief executive officer.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:56 a.m. Earnie Grafton / Union-Tribune Marella Rodriguez of Allied Gardens signed a petition started by Valorie Matthews , who objects to Mayor Jerry Sanders' plan to reduce hours at the Allied Gardens branch and other city libraries.

Media release - Hutt City Council Hutt City libraries have had a bumper year with a 14 percent increase in visitors over the last 12 months.

"The American Library Association , the Association of Research Libraries , and the Association of College and Research Libraries announce the release of A Guide for the Perplexed Part III: The Amended Settlement Agreement .

As administrators and a special committee consider a proposal to turn operations of the financially strapped county library system over to a private company, head librarian Mary Ann Trygg is continuing her efforts to balance the budget and keep the libraries under county control.

Nearly 60 percent of public libraries report inadequate Internet connection speeds to meet patron demand, according to the American Library Association's Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study , and a few, at least, are cutting back on the amount of bandwidth for streaming media to assure that the integrated library system and other ...

Google is documenting Iraq's national museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced Tuesday.

CARBONDALE, Colorado - A plan by the Roaring Fork School District Re-1 to build affordable teacher housing on 12 acres of school property in Carbondale earned a favorable nod from the town's Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night.

FLORENCE -- Keeping her father's memory alive has become a sort of cause for Jessica Rains.

The Friends of the Libraries in Western Nevada County, the Truckee Friends of the Library, and many concerned citizens and organizations feel very strongly that the effort to privatize the operation of the Nevada County Library System is moving with unseemly haste.

Union County Carnegie Library Director Nancy Rosenwald has accepted a position as the State Library Information Strategies Manager.

Oxford University has been awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize, one of the highest accolades for higher education, for its museums and libraries.

After an incident two weeks ago at its Fountain City branch, the Knox County Public Library system has posted signs prohibiting handguns and any weapon at its branches.

Textbooks could be going the way of slide rules and Big Chief tablets within a few years in Texas classrooms.

A teen sex magazine will stay on the shelves at the Ames Public Library in Iowa despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.

FANTASTIC Mr Fox by Roald Dahl has been named the most read book in local libraries during September and October.

This is from their press release and is significant information for any researcher.

Heather Gillies won praise for her work as a children's librarian at the Stonington Free Library.

A California appeals court has refused to overturn summary judgment in favor of a public law library that fired its reference librarian after he circulated a scathing e-mail critical of management.

The forces of darkness, of book burners and dangerous, knuckle-dragging boobs, were beaten down, 5-1, last week in a place as unlikely as the Cheshire Public Library.

Capitola's city councilmen voted four-to-one Nov. 12 to look at both the Rispin mansion property on Soquel Creek and the current Wharf Road library site across the street to build a larger, permanent branch.

Given town budget straits, however, the only way to staff the building for now is to borrow city employees from other departments, which has led to some last-minute LIS education for people who never expected to work in the library.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has downgraded Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Indiana's approximately $97.7 million outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds to 'AA' from 'AAA', consisting of the following issues: --$17.8 million unlimited tax, series 2007; --$25 million unlimited tax, series 2006; --$7.9 ...

A local artist has been murdered in Rockport and the town's reference librarian is quickly pegged by townspeople and police as the chief suspect in the crime.

The Ames Library Board is considering whether to limit access to a magazine that some parents said exposes their teenage children to sex at an early age.

Mead Public Library would have to use about $250,000 in city tax money for services such as material deliveries, online cataloging and a shared automation system with other libraries if it gets booted from the Eastern Shores Library System, according to a fiscal study released Thursday.

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.

The House on Monday approved a bill to clear the way for the memorabilia to be donated to Roosevelt's presidential library and museum in Hyde Park , N.Y. While the House bill is identical to legislation the Senate passed in October, it will still have to return to the Senate for one more vote before it goes to the president.

Serials Solutions announced the development of a new E-Books Metadata Normalization process for Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, the authoritative e-resource knowledgebase.

The Library of Congress is awarding Paul McCartney its third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

A long-ago high school student wants to make good on a couple of way overdue books.

German book publishers - angered at being included in the Google Books Settlement without being consulted - voiced concern Sunday that they had now been excluded.

Portrait gallery panel faced choice restrictions: report The long dream of a national portrait gallery to showcase Canada's famous faces is dead.

Fairfax County parks and libraries appear to face the deepest budget cuts among that county's agencies for next year.

A library employee in Kentucky was so offended by Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentleman: The Black Dossier that she effectively took it out of circulation, and was recently fired for her efforts.

The information revolution has officially run amok. After 89 people were caught viewing pornography on public computers at the Central Library in the first six months of 2009, the Greensboro Public Library has taken action to make it more difficult to load porn sites.

While Salinas public libraries brace for the possibility of losing local funding, the library system has joined a literary duel for bragging rights worldwide.

In a news release Thursday evening, Roanoke County Schools said "The Perks of Being a Wallfower" passed a three-librarian review panel with some restrictions recommended.

An amended settlement between Google and U.S. publishers would allow others to compete with its planned digital library of out-of-print books, analysts say.

PHOENIX -- A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.

Last week, the librarian at Camelback High School got an unexpected package in the mail -- two books that were checked out in 1959.

The Mark Skinner Library has withdrawn an offer it made to St. Paul's Catholic Church to purchase a four acre parcel of land as the location of a new library, due to a finding of contamination from "weathered petroleum" on the site.

The Kalamazoo Public Library started its bookmobile service in 1956 as a way to provide patrons with more convenient access to its materials and services.

The Food and Drug Administration has opened hearings on regulating drug claims on the internet.While advertisements on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines have strict rules, drug makers can say just about anything they want on the web.Critics say it's time for the government to make sure consumers are protected."You have bloggers saying, 'I love ...

These gadgets help gamers play longer, better, more efficiently and more comfortably.

Some Purdue University students are calling for a faculty member's firing after he wrote what he called "an economic case against homosexuality" on a personal blog.

The former director of the Beverly Public Library who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography is still fighting for his public pension.

Over the past nine months or so, a group of us have worked on a Harvard-wide Task Force to consider our library systems.A The report is being issued today by Harvard's Provost, Steven E. Hyman, who chaired our Task Force.A Over the next year-plus, we will be working to implement changes in five key areas of the Harvard University library system.

The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District hopes the third time will be the charm, come this Tuesday's, primary election; a referendum will be on the ballot to build a new library.

State and local officials today called on the Carnegie of Library of Pittsburgh to guarantee it won't close four branches and to open its books and calendar.

Mama Dance! is now proudly distributing the brand-new Mama Dance! Music Library DVD 1-24 containing seven exciting new releases.

A Purdue University professor has landed in hot water with students protesting his personal blog -- a conservative Web page on which he posted an "economic case against homosexuality." Some have called for Bert Chapman to resign or be fired for his Oct.

CRITICS say plans to introduce parking charges at a popular library will unfairly penalise hundreds of elderly users.

After a very busy October filled with conferences and meetings, I finally have a chance to reflect on all the things we have to be thankful for at the library.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today unveiled a 1 percent tax on college students' tuition to plug a $15 million hole in the city's budget.

Sharon Cook is either a hero or a villain. She is either due your thanks for doing everything in her power to protect children from obscenity or she is due your disdain for wantonly taking away the constitutional rights of the people of Jessamine County.

The City of Sheboygan is considering a proposal to cut funding to Mead Public Library in next year's budget in order to keep four police officer positions from going unfilled.

Graphic novels can be funny, childish, romantic and scary. And as both publishers and librarians can testify, they're amazing at promoting reading among children, teenagers and even adults.

Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its odor.

A terror bomber who served 18 years in federal prison will be allowed to speak at the University of Massachusetts on Thursday - after his speech had been canceled - because a group of faculty members decided to invite him and the university maintains it must fulfill its commitment to "academic freedom." Raymond Luc Levasseur, the former leader of ...

Twelve people have been charged with checking out $87,000 worth of books from Prince George's County public libraries to sell them for quick cash.

The New York Public Library's latest logo features a streamlined lion designed to read well online.

People in Pewsey are being asked to have their say on what services they would like to see in the town's new library.

Janet MacKell releases her virtual bowling ball at the public library in londonderry Mall.

The parties to the Google book settlement, which would legalize the creation of a vast library of digital books, have asked the judge overseeing a revision of the agreement for an extension to this Friday, Nov.

Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm David Ferriero as the 10th Archivist of the United States.

Call for Chapters: Librarians Retirement Handbook: By Colleagues In the Know Book publisher: Library Juice Press Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS.

Wossman High School librarian Diane Freeman is at her post in the library at 7 a.m. every day, through lunch and long after school hours to meet the research, computer access and pleasure reading needs of the students.

More than 85 DuPage Library System members, legislators, legislative aides, and students from area high schools attended the seventh annual DLS Legislative Breakfast on Oct.

Two firms have shown preliminary interest in running Nevada County's financially-strapped libraries and at least one plans to submit a formal proposal by the Thursday, Nov.

DENTON , Texas -- Suzanne Sears , head of the Government Documents Department in the University of North Texas Libraries, has been elected chair of the Federal Depository Library Program's Depository Library Council to the Public Printer .

Libraries are "one of the last great civic spaces in our society," as Berkeley librarian Jack Baur aptly puts it - a place where anyone can read the newspaper, check e-mails, do homework or just sit and enjoy a safe and quiet space.

City libraries soon will offer a new borrowing system that borrows from Netflix, the mail-based, no-late-fee movie rental service.

Maury County, TN Library Director Elizabeth Potts shows one of several books which have had "dirty" words marked through.

Marshallites can peruse a hard copy of the national health care bill "H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for Americans Act" which was printed and delivered to the Marshall Public Library by U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert's office.

If I had to choose two words to describe Linda Reimer, they would be caring and innovative.

Library Director / CEO - Lakeland Library Region - North Battleford, SK LIBRARY DIRECTOR/CEO LAKELAND LIBRARY REGION North Battleford, Sask.

Jackie Chater has closed the book on her time at Tophill Library on Portland after 20 years.

Eric Squires welcomed the recent announcement that Beaverton will open in 2010 a new library in the Murrayhill area.

Video from the Richland Public Library's surveillance system helped clear up a "he said, she said" dispute about an alleged assault on an autistic boy, but some have questioned why it took so long to find the visual evidence.

Monday is the deadline for Google Inc. and other parties in the landmark books lawsuit to submit a revised settlement proposal, but some already say it won't be enough to satisfy critics.

A citizen's ad hoc committee, the library director and residents in attendance Nov.

Voters supported four of five area libraries seeking first-time tax levies last night, mirroring a statewide trend.

Proof that libraries are full of excitement! Guest blogger River Laker, Resource Development Coordinator, Roanoke Public Libraries, shares an overview of his participation and experience at the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, Williamsburg, VA October 29-30, 2009.

Chemung County Library District voters on Tuesday voted 3,466-2,154 to approve a $2.4 million budget for 2010 that carries a 1.18 percent tax-levy increase, unofficial results show.

School libraries are a wonderland of knowledge most familiar to children. The school library law, which came into effect in 1954, defines school libraries as essential, fundamental facilities and requires all elementary, junior and senior high schools to have one.

Pelham Public Library 24 Village Green Pelham, NH 03076 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Contact: Debbie Laffond, Children's Librarian Phone: 635-7581 ext.

NEASIS&T Talk The Library is dead. Long Live The Library! The Rebirth of Libraries in the 21st Century MIT Media Lab Dec 8 9 am NEASIS&T is holding a program called "The library is dead.

Thomas P. Davis should be commended for his Alabama Voices column 'Working Together Pays Off.' The Network of Alabama Academic Libraries under the leadership of Dr.

Tweed a ' With fundraising for the new library about to hit full speed, a donation received last week will benefit the children's department prior to the move.

PATASKALA -- Levies passed for Licking Heights Local Schools, the West Licking Fire Renewal and Harrison Township Roads, but the Pataskala Public Library lost its bid to pass its 0.49-mill issue.

The Utah State University Press is merging with the Merrill-Cazier Library. The university made the announcement Monday and says the partnership will officially start at the beginning of the 2011 fiscal year next summer.

MARATHON -- Voters in Marathon on Tuesday approved building a $550,000 public library by an overwhelming margin of 86 percent to 14 percent.

Voters in a number of Ohio communities came to the aid of public libraries that have been cutting hours and staff due to state budget cuts.

BEIJING: Google has admitted to having scanned more than 20,000 books under Chinese copyright protection, a media report said Tuesday.

Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out of print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history.

TASTING AN OLD WINE can be a window into history, whether it hints at a region's changing climate or a shift in popular winemaking style.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - More than 200 authors, artists and illustrators will be featured Saturday at the 28th annual Kentucky Book Fair.

Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Local Government Tuesday 3rd November 2009 - 4:03pm Library poppy sale ban lifted A decision to ban the sale of poppies in 46 libraries was reversed today by a council.

While Cheshire residents fight over whether the town library should stock a new book about a fatal home invasion, people in other towns are lining up for a copy.

Library administrators in Gibson County are saying that the county's current budget is violating state law in regards to funding libraries.

"The future of reading is very much in doubt. In this century, reading could soar to new heights or crash and burn.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , headquartered in Seattle, pays special attention to its home state and, with unemployment over 9 percent, is now directing more than $4 million to help state residents facing economic hard times.

Comment about "Book Fair to open on November 11" Phone Name Comment 0 Monday, 2nd November 2009 - 12:54CET Book Fair to open on November 11 The 25th edition of the Malta Book Fair, organised by the National Book Council and the Libraries Department of the Ministry of Education will be held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre between November 11 ...

With sequels to everything from Noddy, Winnie the Pooh, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and now a planned series of new Isaac Asimov novel's it's become the thankless task of a bunch of authors to keep the dead alive.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $515,000 to Washington State Library system to help public libraries enhance services during the economic turndown.

Palo Alto residents will vote Tuesday on whether to establish a business license tax to support basic city services.

Custodian John Tibbetts disinfects lockers at Lewis S. Mills High School. BURLINGTON - - It was a bright, crystal-clear Thursday afternoon near the center of town, and there was something wrong with this picture.

The new Townsend Public Library and Senior Center opened to the public for the first time Saturday morning, following a dedication ceremony honoring those who brought the complex to fruition over the last two years.

OPSEU Liquor Board Employees will demonstrate solidarity with Canadian Union of Public Employees Union library workers on Monday November 2, 2009 Toronto, On Monday members of OPSEU Liquor Board Employees Division will proudly wear CUPE buttons in solidarity with the 2400 members of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union CUPE 4948 as they ...

CHILDREN and adults have enjoyed a second cookery and healthy eating course. The drop-in session at Southwick library, in Southdown Road, Southwick, taught visitors how to make a fruit salad and a healthy salsa.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving more than $4 million in new grants to Washington state libraries, community foundations and legal aid funds so that key services can continue to be delivered to low-income families during the recession.