Libraries News

The library here marked its 100th anniversary on Dec. 5 with clients and dignitaries on hand to mark the occasion.

Due to budget-related furloughs, the San Rafael Public Library and the Pickleweed Library will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 1. Send us your news: We want more news items from Marin's cities and towns.

A new Pew survey has found that Americans overwhelmingly support public libraries.

The continued growth of digital content and e-books has lead to an explosion of digital library projects.

This is the fifth essay in the second annual "My First Chapter" series organized by the Montclair Public Library Foundation.

A new era of co-operation between Colchester and Essex county councils has begun with the unveiling of the new look town centre library.

After months of informational meetings, personal appeals and online messages, several dozen residents still decided to attend a final presentation on the town's new library Wednesday night.

Patrons of the Garden Home Community Library can revel in knowing their hyper-local source of knowledge and learning resources is considered at least on par with the largest library in the state.

Southeast Portland resident Merris Sumrall's work to establish a permanent funding base for Multnomah County libraries has helped to earn her a prestigious award from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Node.js gives JavaScript coders an on-ramp to the server side, with easy access to tons open source code packages.

Friendly therapy dogs have helped some university students in Texas reduce stress as they prepare for finals before the winter holiday break.

Learning outreach co-ordinator Liam Wilkinson gives some advice during the first of a series of NHS online sessions at libraries in Tang Hall, Acomb and Clifton during December A SERIES of free training sessions have been held to help York residents learn how to use computers has been launched at libraries around the city.

Oxford Scholarship Online launched in 2003 with 700 titles. Now, on its tenth birthday, it's the online home of over 9,000 titles from Oxford University Press's distinguished academic list.

Libraries in Sussex County are offering a service that allows cardholders free access to digital copies of more than 130 magazines.

International bestselling author Mary Lawson, sister of local historian Bill Caesar, finished off her Ontario tour late last month on Manitoulin with a book reading at the Little Current Public Library.

As I walked up the stairs, I could see that it was already bustling with activity and excitement.

Ken Bowden, secretary of Bacup Natural History Museum, was named as one of 10 'diamond volunteers' in the north of England by the Royal Voluntary Service .

Thinking of spending the snow day catching up on your library reading? Th The Paoli and Tredyffrin Libraries are closed for the day as is the Easttown Library and Information Center.

Since LJ first covered massive open online courses s in May's " Massive Open Opportunity ," they have expanded in several directions in academic, public, and LIS spaces.

IIRC, Sparkfun had a comment about PCB libraries: they always make their own, because they had been burned more than once by parts created by someone else that had wrong footprints.