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People invited to have their say on a major shake up of Devon Library Service, which could see some smaller libraries forced to close.

The annual celebration of reading and books is taking place on Wednesday, April 23, and sees passionate volunteers hand out free books in their own communities.

LIBRARIANS in the Central Library are trying to reunite a precious photograph with its owner after it was found among the bookshelves.

The future of school libraries, school busing, learning services for special needs students and cafeterias for tweens and teens will be on the chopping block next week when School District 43 trustees take another look at trimming $13.4 million from the bottom line.

The American Library Association has compiled and released it's annual list of the most debated and most frequently challenged books.

Al Bigley first discovered comis books as a kid, and quickly desired to learn how to draw the colorful characters in the stories he enjoyed reading.

The small town of Bethlehem, New York purchased a 3D printer and started teaching classes at its public library recently-jumpstarting the community's knowledge of advanced manufacturing and building upon a new way of doing things in a world where It's true.

SOUTH PASADENA >> The life, accomplishments and legacy of artist, educator and founder of the Chouinard Art Institute will be on full display Thursday at 7 p.m. South Pasadena's city librarian, Steve Fjeldsted, called Nelbert Chouinard a legendary arts educator who he said founded what in the 1950s and 1960s became the most important art school on ... (more)

The push for Miami-Dade to raise its library tax and reverse years of cuts gained the support of a county commissioner on Wednesday.

From a News Release: The Anne Arundel County Department of Health will host four rabies prevention presentations in May at Anne Arundel County Public Libraries around the County.

This is National Library Week, and in celebrations, Spokane County Library District is holding the 2nd annual Food for Fines event.

Forty-seven year old Timothy Cromer was the focus of the FBI's raid of the Detroit Public Library back in November 2012 .

Apr. 16, 2014 -- Faraday Technology Corporation , a leading fabless ASIC/SoC and IP provider, today announced the availability of its complete set of cell libraries and memory compilers in UMC 28nm HPM and HLP processes.

East Sussex County Council is to decide whether to launch a consultation on planned changes to when and where the library visits.

Students participate in a discussion during class with librarian Melissa McElwee on March 3 inside the temporary classroom set up in the bus lobby of Baresville Elementary School.

The Detroit News reports Tuesday that 47-year-old Timothy Cromer faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced.

Timothy Cromer, 47, of West Bloomfield Township was the library's chief administrative and technology officer from 2006 to 2013 until he was fired from the $145,323 a year job.

Augusta- Technology changes and evolving community needs are rapidly reshaping the role of public libraries in society today and the trend will likely continue well into the future.

The comprehensive vision behind it and the resulting design hold lessons for anyone interested in library outreach.

Norway donated a restored Chinese silent film from the 1920s to China's national film archive on Tuesday, despite a prolonged diplomatic chill between the countries over the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.