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Mayor Coleman appoints Kit Hadley as City's New Library Director Mayor Chris Coleman today named Katherine "Kit" Hadley as director of Saint Paul Public Library.

In just a few weeks, the village will officially welcome a 'college town.' Construction at Bellin College is nearly complete, with workers putting finishing touches on the new campus and gearing up to celebrate 100 years of education.

DEKALB – The DeKalb Public Library is bringing the Big Read back in a big way.

Friday, 3 July 2009, 4:46 pm Press Release: United Nations With knowledge being an essential element in Africa's development process, a United Nations librarian has called on African governments to help narrow the digital divide.

Nancy Morrice, who lives in Tualatin's Fox Hills neighborhood, is upset about losing her library privileges in Multno-mah and Clacka-mas counties.

Jenna Freedman, Coordinator of Reference Services and Zine Librarian at Barnard College Library, New York -- Library Journal, 7/2/2009 Inspired by Scott Carlson's article, " " in The Chronicle of Higher Education , but feeling that the youth perspective has been somewhat privileged of late in librarianship, I asked a number of librarians with at ...

John Buza unknowingly has saved the Henderson Memorial Public Library from what could be its darkest hour.

Meet the librarians and community members who are fighting to keep library materials on the shelves in West Bend, Wis.

A 20-year old man was arrested June 9 for viewing photos of naked children at the Lafayette Public Library, LA, after librarians spotted him doing so at a terminal in the middle of the reference room.

Faced with implementing $1 million in service cuts and constraints on its material budget, the Seattle Public Library has updated its relatively generous materials loan policy, including implementing fines for overdue children's materials, "to maximize the circulation of books and materials among all Library card holders and to bring it in line ...

Common Council members must play a significant role in planning for a new public library, despite state laws giving exclusive powers to the Appleton Library Board, Ald.

Dewey decimal system, welcome to the digital age. The UA's School of Information Resources and Library Science received a grant that will allow for students to become tech savvy librarians.

The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.

States start their new budget year Wednesday, reeling from the recession but sparing most citizens from painful cuts in education and health care.

A man who works with children at a Minneapolis school and several libraries was arrested Tuesday after police say he's suspected of molesting children.

City officials are opening a new branch of the Boise Public Library, a $4.9 million expansion they expect will become a model for environmentally friendly building.

Those attending the American Library Association 's annual conference in Chicago this July will have a new service to help them navigate their way around - Text a Librarian .

Metro's new budget takes effect Wednesday, and that means no more visits to the downtown library -- whose budget was cut by 5.5 percent -- on Mondays.

SOUTHEND residents are being asked their opinions on the proposed new joint library for the town on the Farringdon car park site.

Southbourne's public library is set to reopen next month a ' marking its 40th birthday.