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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 .

There are some interesting statistics about biography reading in public libraries in the Library Journal article "Materials Shift/Materials Survey 2014" by Barbara Hoffert.

Claudine Janota, Goliad County library director, points to a map of the 1857 cattle drive depicted in the oil paintings by Victoria artist Tom Jones.

The Santa Barbara City Council has approved a design contract for the Children's Library project, which will be located in the lower level of the Central Library downtown.

McClure math teacher James Johnson , Seattle Public Schools Central Region executive director Sarah Pritchett and McClure librarian TuesD Chambers were special guests at the 2013 McClure Mixer.

The south central Texas city's completely digital library, known as the BiblioTech, lets Bexar County readers check out up to five books at a time on their devices from home or wherever they are.

Alfred Kinsey, Reverend Dr. Ted McIlvenna and Masters and Johnson, have all paved the way for people around the world to understand sexuality in a sex positive way.

Representatives from the library industry's leading organizations and associations are attending SXSW Interactive to raise awareness of the ways librarians are already supporting emerging entrepreneurs and tech businesses across the country.