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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)

For the next week you can pay your overdue library fines with food and help the food bank at the same time.

The Minooka library is getting ready to say goodbye to a good pal. Sparkles the turtle, a longtime resident of the Minooka branch of the Three Rivers Public Library District, will move to a new home at the Stickney-Forest View Public Library later this month.

The Ashe County Public Library will be hosting an Earth Day celebration starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22. At 4 p.m., the library will host a story walk outside, allowing children to walk and look at signs which consist of the story book's pages.

This month, the American Library Association released its 2014 State of America's Libraries report , along with the 2013 list of the top 10 most frequently challenged books.

The muffled sounds of a drum circle ruptured the usual quiet of the Public Library of New London one recent day as Executive Director Suzanne Maryeski made her way through the stacks.

April 23: The Grand Prairie Memorial Library , Main Branch 900 Conover Dr., Grand Prairie, 75051 has volunteer genealogy members who introduce patrons to the genealogy room in the library on the fourth Wednesday, 10 a.m.-noon.

Many professors and students gravitate to Google as a gateway to research. Libraries want to offer them a comparably simple and broad experience for searching academic content.

Photo: May Tse When well-known comic artist Ma Sing-yuen received thanks from a grateful mother who told him that his books had taken her son deep into the world of reading, he had mixed emotions.

USC Libraries officials have announced that they were the anonymous buyers of an unpublished letter by the C.L. Dodgson, famed for publishing "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" under the pen name Lewis Carroll.

The Vigo County Public Library is looking to plant more than a half-dozen "Little Free Libraries" all around the area, the Tribune Star reported .