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Highland Park, Deerfield libraries opt for free thought over censorship 27 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
Posted in News “Deerfield and Highland Park librarians consider their buildings to be bastions of free thought, and have few regulations on children reading or viewing adult content. It’s up to the p...
Library hours cut as university spending shrinks 27 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
Posted in News “While more than 1,000 students have signed online petitions and liked Facebook pages, calling for the restoration of the USF Tampa Library hours to its 24/5 schedule, different depart...
Shanghai metro creates a subway-only library for commuters 27 Aug 2013 | 05:22 pm
Posted in News “Chinese subway riders using Shanghai’s Metro Line 2 will soon have their very own unofficial library. Pick up a book at one station, drop it off at any other. The project was initiate...
Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology 27 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
Posted in News “Online education arguably came of age in the last year, with the explosion of massive open online courses driving the public’s (and politicians’) interest in digitally delivered cours...
Madison’s new Central Library will welcome homeless, but won’t serve as a ‘day shelter’ 26 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
Posted in News “The redeveloped Central Library in downtown Madison will be a resource for homeless people when it reopens its doors on Sept. 21, but it’s no substitute for a day shelter, says librar...
New Toronto library: great architecture, great view 26 Aug 2013 | 09:51 pm
Posted in News “Toronto’s newest library, its 99th, is set to open in November. The Fort York Library, an unusual, modern building with what looks like a crazy tilted roof, offers a rare view of its ...
Balto. Co. libraries expand hours, services at all 19 branches 26 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
Posted in News “Baltimore County officials on Thursday announced an expansion of library services that include full-time hours at the Loch Raven Library and year-round Sunday hours at each of the cou...
Miami-Dade County will no longer close any public libraries 26 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
Posted in News “Nearly six weeks after cautioning it could shutter 22 public libraries, Miami-Dade County has found a way to keep all 49 facilities open at least some of the time, offering stripped-d...
Libraries vary in availability of materials to minors 26 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
Posted in News “When library trustees in north suburban Morton Grove learned that a 16-year-old employee would oversee the showing of an R-rated film at the institution, some of them requested that a...
Library Fires Back at Historians Suing to Block Renovation 26 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Posted in News “The New York Public Library fired back at a group of scholars and writers suing to stop its planned renovation, arguing in a court filing Friday that the historians have their history...
