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A Yale librarian who cast doubt last year on the origins of the Serenity Prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and reprinted on countless knickknacks, says new evidence has persuaded him to retain the famed Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr as the author in the next edition of The Yale Book of Quotations.

After more than six months countless planning, arrangements, communication and coordination with major libraries in Southern California, the Chinese American Librarians Association Southern California Chapter IMLS Hosting Committee members: Sally C. Tseng , Maggie Wang and Ying Xu welcome two visiting Chinese library directors: Ms.

Tweed a ' Animated conversation filled the rooms as the 80-plus guests mixed and chatted at the home of Dr.

The province won't make any financial commitment to build joint public and Catholic schools in the Willowgrove neighbourhood until at least March, two cabinet ministers say.

The Linebaugh Library System will soon be faster at checking out and tracking materials thanks to an equipment upgrade made possible by a $280,000 grant from the Christy-Houston Foundation.

Up on the housetop ... Dashing through the snow ... I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ... Now that Christmas carols are going through your head, can you remember the entire song? That Christmas song you sang in second grade all of a sudden pops into your head and you can't remember a few words, how frustrating.

Arguing kids should be able to feel safe at bookstores and public libraries, a judge sentenced a man who masturbated and exposed himself in front of children to nine months in jail Thursday.

The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce that thirty-three Ohio Libraries were identified as Star Libraries in the 2009 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, Round 2. Stars are awarded on a point system.

A teen sex magazine will stay at on the shelves at the Ames Public Library despite a petition signed by more than 100 parents objecting to the publication.

Something very new and someone very old marked the closing "party" for the Woodstock Public Library's yearlong centenary celebrations.

Sure you can check out a book or a CD or DVD, but there's something new to check out at the Minot Public Library - and it just might save you some money.

Wasilla is considering buying the Meta Rose Square to help solve the cramped library problem, a move that has run into opposition.

Bella Vista's Santore Branch renovated an outdoor area at the rear of its facility that features an illustration from "The Wizard of Oz." Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion have jumped from the pages of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz" to an 8-by-12-foot canvas facing the back windows of the Charles Santore ...

A handful of school librarians across the country are opening packages from Lerner Publishing to find an enclosed book from Elaine Landau's Best Dogs Ever series dedicated to them.

When your rights and responsibilities as a parent come in conflict with the liberal education establishment, who wins? Parents in Ames, Iowa just found out, and it's not them.

The Tulsa City-County Library System continues to hunt for a new chief executive officer.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:56 a.m. Earnie Grafton / Union-Tribune Marella Rodriguez of Allied Gardens signed a petition started by Valorie Matthews , who objects to Mayor Jerry Sanders' plan to reduce hours at the Allied Gardens branch and other city libraries.

Media release - Hutt City Council Hutt City libraries have had a bumper year with a 14 percent increase in visitors over the last 12 months.

"The American Library Association , the Association of Research Libraries , and the Association of College and Research Libraries announce the release of A Guide for the Perplexed Part III: The Amended Settlement Agreement .

As administrators and a special committee consider a proposal to turn operations of the financially strapped county library system over to a private company, head librarian Mary Ann Trygg is continuing her efforts to balance the budget and keep the libraries under county control.