It’s not often that libraries find themselves on the receiving end of a major lawsuit, but that’s exactly what’s going on right now in Kentucky. Many library systems across the state are now being rolled into a lawsuit that could potentially strip them of millions of dollars, and result in cuts to services and employment across the board. [Read more…]
Libraries are hosting themed events for the holidays
The community hub that libraries provide is valuable at all times throughout the year, but holidays provide the context for some truly magical settings. This is especially true around Christmas, and the library system in Rockingham County, North Carolina, is planning some literal holiday magic for its patrons. [Read more…]
New York Public Library offers free wireless mobile hotspots
New York City understands the importance of internet access in our current day and age. Even New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has proposed several measures in recent years to help bring access to those in the city who might not have it yet. In many cases, city officials have found, cost is still a barrier that keeps some of its residents from getting online via their own broadband subscriptions. [Read more…]
MIT appoints new director of libraries
The league of schools within which MIT, Stanford, and others like them exist is an exclusive one to be sure. It represents the upper echelon of traditional academia. Part of the challenge of maintaining this image means hiring nothing but the best staff and faculty to ensure that the institution continues to move forward and upward. This past Friday, MIT took that step in appointing a new director of its massive library system. [Read more…]
New library in San Diego gets a new director
San Diego, as many other cities, is looking to bring its library system into the 21st century. Of course, that’s no easy task when the very definition of the technological cutting edge – in the library world and in every other sector – changes from day to day. Rapid advancements in both the needs of community users and the services that libraries can provide have driven rapid turnover within the past decade. [Read more…]
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