It’s a well known fact that librarians love kids.  We all know that libraries all have a special place in their heart for children.  It undoubtedly comes from the excitement of watching a child learn to read and experience the joy of reading. [Read more…]

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide has been providing free tax preparation assistance and forms since 1968.  In that time they have helped almost 50 million low and middle-income taxpayers file their taxes.  The service is run entirely by volunteers. [Read more…]

We’re happy to announce that you can now find public records on our Public Libraries site. [Read more…]

One of the most common questions we get asked is what the average salary of a librarian is.  The simple answer is “not enough”.

All joking aside, the answer to the question is actually fairly complicated.  There are so many different types of librarians working at several different types of libraries.  You really need to clarify what type of librarian you’re talking about if you want an accurate salary range.  There are a some broad studies of librarian salaries though. [Read more…]

The Charlton Public Library in Massachusetts decided to go to extreme measures to get their overdue books back from delinquent patrons.  They decided to send in the police. [Read more…]