JJohn Keransadded this to Midwest Po-puh-REE · NowLibrarianship A History of the American Public LibraryCityLab - Ariel Aberg-RigerA visual exploration of how a critical piece of social infrastructure came to be. Editor’s note: CityLab’s visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger shares the story of how America’s public libraries came be,
llisaking32226added this to Next · 2hOccult The world's largest occult library has a public online archiveboingboing.net - Cory Doctorow Amsterdam's Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (AKA "The Ritman Library) houses more ths 25,000 occult texts, covering "Hermetics, Rosicrucians, …
Hoodlineadded this to Hoodline · 2hSan Francisco, CA San Francisco to host a variety of sports and fitness events this weekhoodline.com - Hoodline From a half marathon to salsa dancing, there's plenty to do when it comes to sports and fitness activities coming up in San Francisco this week. Read …
MMaryam Abduladded this to Misc · 5hSchool Libraries Diverse Tween Reads for Your School LibraryBrightly - by Melissa Taylor As educators, we want books that open windows for our students; windows into the lives of other people, cultures, experiences, and lifestyles. It is …
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.com · 7hKalamazoo, MI Speeding tickets net $323K for Kalamazoo County librariesmlive.com - Lindsay Moore KALAMAZOO, MI -- When speeding drivers see those red and blue lights in their rear view they can take small comfort in knowing their ticket will fund …
Axiosadded this to Politics · 17hU.S. Politics Cokie Roberts says she's "doing fine" after health concernsAxios ABC and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts — Library of Congress "Living Legend," role model over decades on the air, and author of six bestsellers on …
DDaniel P.added this to Netflix · 5hComic Books Powers of X #3 Reveal Begs New Questions About Year 1,000 Future Timelinecomicbook.com - Kofi Outlaw Powers of X #3 provides a much deeper look at the dark future of the "X-Men Year 100" timeline, where mutantkind has been driven off of Earth by the …
TheBlaze · 9hPlay buttonConservative View After Drag Queen Story Hour controversy, library board divided on whether sex offenders should be banned from giving presentationsTheBlaze - Dave UrbanskiSome board members want library staff to have a say After backlash over a Drag Queen Story Hour — the controversial trend of drag queens reading to toddlers and children, usually in libraries — the board
Charlottetown, PEI New Charlottetown library to be constructed in Dominion Buildingtheguardian.pe.ca - The Guardian Charlottetown’s public library will soon have a new home in the Dominion Building, along with $16 million to assist with the move and renovations. The …
Associated Press · 9hLoans Don't want to buy? You can borrow household items tooAssociated Press - By MELISSA KOSSLER DUTTONAmanda Blum enjoys trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen, but like many home cooks she’s reluctant to buy expensive and bulky kitchen appliances. So she was delighted to learn about Kitchen
ABC News · 16hLibrarianship Shooting injures 4 at college back-to-school partyABC News The victims were all women ages 17 to 19 who got caught in the crossfire on the steps of Atlanta University Center Library.
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.com · 6hGrand Rapids 1,500 binders full of local history donated to Grand Rapids Public Librarymlive.com - Sheila McGrath GRAND RAPIDS, MI – More than 1,500 volumes of newspaper clippings on railroads, logging, the environment and West Michigan history have become …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Stunning Photographs of Well-Worn Library Booksflavorwire.com - Flavorwire Photographer Kerry Mansfield, who we first became aware of via Hyperallergic, makes photographic art out of library books and check-out cards, with a …
CNN · 3hTime Capsules Town opens 50-year-old time capsule, finds nothing insideCNNFor years, residents of Derry, New Hampshire, had speculated about what might be inside a time capsule housed in the local library. Fifty years after it was sealed, a librarian opened the capsule only
Colorado Moffat County’s Library, Museum Are On Life Support. They Could Close If They Don’t Get Budget Helpcpr.org - Stephanie Wolf The Museum of Northwest Colorado in Craig is a trove of dinosaur fossils, Ute Indian artifacts, more than 70,000 historic photographs and memorabilia …
Paso Robles Library Study Center celebrates new and improved servicespasoroblesdailynews.com - News Staff Many attend grand re-opening of popular after-school facility–Students just couldn’t wait for the large red ribbon to be cut on Monday, August 19, …
PennLive.comadded this to PennLive.com News · 4hBroadband Library has become crucial ‘access point’ for Pa. urban residents unable to afford wirelesspennlive.com - Bennett Leckrone Amy Boyd’s job search was stopped in its tracks when her home computer broke a few years ago. For many, a crashed computer is a major inconvenience. …
New York Public Library Sports - Miniature Boat Racing - Crowd watching model boat in waternypl.org - digitalcollections.nypl.org Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Sports - Miniature Boat Racing - Crowd watching model boat in water" The New York …
Civil Rights 80 years later, Alexandria marks civil rights milestonewtop.com - Rick Massimo Sit-ins are remembered as one of the prime tactics of the civil rights movement, beginning in the 1960s and including sit-ins at Columbia University …
Patchadded this to Long Island, NY Patch · 12hLibrarianship Community Fights To Save Suddenly Fired Childrens LibrarianPatch - Lisa Finn MATTITUCK, NY — A stunned North Fork community is coming together to save the job of a beloved children's librarian who was reportedly fired without …
Copyright CopyTalk Webinar: Legislative Updateala.org - David Free Join the ALA Copyright, Legislation, Education and Advocacy Network (CLEAN) for a free CopyTalk webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, September …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLibrarianship 4 students shot near the Atlanta University Center library11alive.com - Adrianne Haney, LaPorsche Thomas Police said the students were all taken to the hospital alert and breathing.
Macomb County Sterling Heights adds life-size chess board to library campusmacombdaily.com - Mitch Hotts mhotts@medianewsgroup.com Sterling Heights officials rolled out an oversized chess/checkerboard this week on the side of the city's library, the latest in a series of outdoor …
Matt Kimberleyadded this to Vos · NowMySpace What Myspace LostGizmodo - Whitney Kimball As Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Myspace was never finished, only abandoned.” Not those words exactly, but if brainyquotes.com disappeared, and the …
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.com · 11hUniversity of Michigan 10 things every University of Michigan student should do before classes startmlive.com - By Martin Slagter ANN ARBOR, MI – With classes beginning in less than a couple of weeks on the University of Michigan campus, it’s time for students to get acquainted …
United States The seed libraries sprouting up across the US | American Libraries Magazineamericanlibrariesmagazine.org At first sight, the Ocean Beach branch of the San Diego (Calif.) Public Library is much like any other: People browse the shelves, sit at tables …
Austin, TX Little Texans: Suit Upaustin.com From gloves to hats to shoes, try on different clothes and gear that workers need to do their jobs safely. Drop-in for this monthly hands-on program …
Pittsburgh, PA Our 1 percent sales tax has brought billions in arts and culture funding. RADical Days will soon celebrate that.nextpittsburgh.com - Bill O'Toole Next month, our civic and cultural leaders will hold a series of public events to celebrate taxes. Actually, one tax in particular. First enacted in …
How you can access your local library - even when the staff aren’t thereedp24.co.uk - www.edp24.co.uk All but three of Norfolk’s libraries could be accessible without a librarian by the end of the year, as the roll-out of ‘open libraries’ continues.
Forbesadded this to Technology · 10hSearch As Search Engines Increasingly Turn To AI They Are Harming SearchForbes - Kalev LeetaruI write about the broad intersection of data and society. For more than half a century our digital search engines have relied upon the humble keyword. Yet over the past few years, search engines of all
