Libraries News

Library trustees are looking for a town resident to serve on a search committee to select a new library director, following last week's resignation of longtime director Cheryl Paul-Bradley, who is still being investigated for her handling of library funds.

As technology progresses, and more and more reading tools shift to an online model, libraries continue to see a decreasing book circulation - but doesn't mean they're facing a drop in demand.

Brittney Lohmiller / Savannah Morning News - Colin McWhirter applies a joint compound to the drywall inside of the new Garden City library July 17. The new library will house more than 37,000 books and magazines, 40 computers, children's spaces and study rooms.

Five years ago, a small effort started in Wisconsin that's now grown into a global movement.

The county's library system is charting a course for the future and has developed a new three-year plan to help the libraries better serve county patrons over the next three years.

Protests were held across the city when the council said it needed to save A 1.67m from the libraries budget because of Government spending cuts.

Surrey County Council said this week that the number of ebooks borrowed from its libraries in the first six months of this year climbed to 29,390, compared to 15,267 for the same period in 2013.

The American University of Beirut Libraries have joined Arabic Collections Online , a five-year project funded by New York University Abu Dhabi that aims to digitize and make accessible worldwide over 100,000 volumes of Arabic content.

TO mark the centenary of Australia's involvement in World War 1, Monaro Regional Librar-ies and local family history volunteers will hold a special photographic exhibition at Bombala Library during Family History Month in August.

It's part of a process that many school districts go through each year. Still, some are concerned that librarians aren't being consulted beforehand.

Residents still have three weeks to give their views on the future of Derbyshire County Council's mobile library service in a consultation to help the authority deal with budget cuts.

The Long Beach Public Library , together with the City of Long Beach, has installed four Little Free Libraries on the boardwalk near the Franklin, Grand, Magnolia and Monroe Boulevard ticket booths.

Library honors Billy Joel with US pop music prize The Library of Congress is honoring Billy Joel with its Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

On July 22, 1911, when Mill Valley's first public library opened its doors, visitors were greeted by new librarian Lillian Gardner, who was also the first person born in Mill Valley.

Muscat: Oman had 57 private libraries by last year-end, most of them in North Sharqiyah and Al Dakhiliyah, according to data released recently by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.

DOZENS of children visited libraries around the town on Saturday in an effort to keep their minds engaged during the long summer holidays.

Plans to reform Lincolnshire's library service are in limbo after a High Court ruling to halt the transfer of them into the hands of community groups.

Tennessee offering family Bibles online Early Bibles served as the place where families marked milestones Check out this story on theleafchronicle.com: http://leafne.ws/1rvYkOd The Tennessee State Public Library has put a database of family Bibles online and available for searching by the public.

THE leader of Worcestershire County Council has defended a move to slash library services - saying it could have been far worse.

Libraries engage young readers with fun Libraries find creative ways to engage young readers Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://mycj.co/1muUtt1 Third-grader Calvin Clark of Highland Park sent in a book-review illustration as part of the Super Summer Reader program.