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GETTING lost in a good novel was just what the doctor ordered as the Great Western Hospital launched its new fiction collection to mark World Book Night.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES IN OUR COMMUNITY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE EVIDENT.. AS DOZENS CROWDED THE DOORS OF ONE OF THE BUSIEST LIBRARIES IN LOUISVILLE.

Hello everyone! It is research season! Well at least many of us have design projects, theses, or final reports that require significant research.

School librarians in Vermont won a standards victory early this month when the Secretary of State's Office approved Education Quality Standards that emphasize the essential role of school librarians and libraries in student success.

Book lovers in Corsham are needed at the town library as staff prepare to relocate its collection to the new community campus.

Campaigners who visited Downing Street as part of their fight against cuts to Lincolnshire's library service have received a response from the Prime Minister's office.

Sue Williamson, pictured far left, at the offiicial e-book launch today, with library staff and guests including the Mayor of St Helens Andy Bowden THE head of St Helens library service has described her mission to innovate and create change as she looks to drive forward its modernisation.

A Vermont library is resorting to locking its public restrooms to curb a persistent problem of drug paraphernalia clogging the drains.

At 9:30 this morning, the Miami-Dade County Finance Committee will meet for a first discussion on budgets for the upcoming fiscal year -- chief among them the county's beleaguered library system, which is facing a further $20 million cut without new taxes.

The PS Vita is a pretty handy handheld console if you like to take your gaming with you on the go but if you were looking for additional games to play, perhaps relive some games from the glory days of the Sony PSP and the PSone , you might be interested to learn that PS Vita owners can now download their entire PSP and PSone library, a feature ... (more)

Douglas Preston: April 25, 7 p.m., the Theater at Lackawanna College . Tickets are free with a library card from any library.

"We're going to see more and more electronic books because they are easier to distribute, there are fewer book stores, and it's easier for publishers to get to their marketplace," says Ken Roberts, a specialist on library and technology issues.

Are brick and mortar libraries a thing of the past? A group of Brentwood residents doesn't believe that is the case for their city.

Features of the new Jeffersonville Township Public Library computer system: Text message notifications of holds and fees Easier-to-navigate interface More search parameters and the ability to save searches Reading list of past and future books checked out Ability to register online for a library card HEADS UP All currents users' passwords will ... (more)

Seniors can save money on their auto insurance premiums by taking an AARP Smart Driver Course at their local library or community center or doing it online, since no driving is involved.

Time is running out to turn the page on hunger in April! Help fill the pantry shelves at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties by donating food items at Monmouth County Library branches -- and participate in a free drawing to win an eReader.

For a city run by a former librarian for most of the past decade, Dallas' libraries haven't gotten a lot of love.

Some professors at the University of New Hampshire say they are appalled that the school's librarians are throwing away thousands of books to make way for a new collection.

AS A PRECAUTION. THAT CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. SOME PROFESSORS AT U. N. H. ARE GETTING READY TO THROW THE BOOK AT THE UNIVERSITY'S LIBRARIANS AFTER LEARNING AN EFFORT TO CLEAR SPACE ON THE SHELVES OF THE DIAMOND LIBRARY.

Staff from Angus Libraries are hoping to inspire more reading in local communities by giving away special books as part of World Book Night celebrations on Wednesday, April 23. 250,000 World Book Night books will be given out all over the country by a network of reading enthusiasts and institutions who particularly hope to reach part of the ... (more)