Libraries News

"I heard about World Storytelling Day March 20 when people around the world get together and celebrate oral storytelling as a community by sharing stories," said Kristy Hennings, reference librarian, Vernon Branch, Okanagan Regional Library.

A man was arrested on Friday for vandalising copies of Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" in Tokyo libraries, police said, in a case that has sparked alarm over a rightward shift in Japanese politics.

The Friends of the Rochester Public Library will host an open-house style “Spring Fling” for the greater Rochester community to celebrate the beginning of Spring.

Web browser or Office suite? Microsoft's and Google's office productivity and collaboration clouds pit rich and complex against simple and lean more A recent IDG Market Pulse survey found that IT organizations are questioning their long-term viability as a professional computing tool, citing limitations around functionality, durability and ... (more)

Trudie and Ben Larrabee embrace in their Darien home. The front room of their home serves as their studio space.

HAGLEY residents will have to fork out to keep their library open following Worcestershire County Council's review of the county's library services.

You might think that in a world of Google and Wikipedia, people who love technology wouldn't care much about the musty old local public library.

New research on library users from the Pew Research Center suggests that people who report high engagement with libraries tend to be pretty tech savvy.

A private contractor hired by the council to run Croydon's libraries has made 11 staff redundant since taking charge, it has emerged.

Humor Festival 2014 is coming to a Jacksonville public library soon with three separate programs for children, teens and families between Saturday March 29 and Saturday April 12. First up, the Joke Fest at 11 a.m. Saturday March 29, at the Southeast Regional Library at 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd. Parents and children ages 3 to 11 are invited to ... (more)

And he felt more should have been done to seek alternative ways of operating the service, which is being scrapped as part of Bradford Council's budget cuts.

Does your child struggle with reading? Cairns libraries have started a new program that uses dogs to encourage kids to read.

Librarians in the East Bay have been steadily "discarding" library books, according to the East Bay Express , tossing older copies into garbage bins "in bulk."

Pat Conway is retiring from the Glenwood Springs Branch Library on March 21. Pat has worked for Garfield County Libraries since 1994 and has been the branch manager of the Glenwood Springs Branch for the past 16 years.

The Rev. Bill Perry, retired pastor of Statesboro First Baptist Church, stands next to his "Little Free Library" at his home on Park Avenue.

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Chill out! He's right here in Gaston and Cleveland counties this month as our local libraries salute William Shakespeare.

Or at least, that's what its creators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky have to say about their new critically acclaimed comic series.

Stromberg, a strong advocate for literacy and education, was recently the guest speaker at the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon, where she made an effective case that libraries can benefit their businesses, for free.

Longleat House has no fewer than seven libraries containing more than 40,000 books in total, many of which are rare or unique.

What's new on the shelves? Here are the latest titles this week, provided by the Baltimore County Public Library .