Libraries top Netflix, Redbox when it comes to loaning DVDs
Ben Patterson via Yahoo! News - 0 KB- Found: 23 hours ago
Sure, Netflix and Redbox may rule the U.S. DVD rental market, but it turns out that the nations public libraries are loaning more DVDs each day than Netflix rents to its by-mail subscribers.

LM libraries facing lean times in 2011
Main Line Times - 0 KB- Found: 16 hours ago
When state aid to local libraries was cut by 20 percent in 2009 and an important reimbursement program was eliminated, the Lower Merion Library System raised fines, reinstituted a fee for reserve requests and spent down its reserve funds to bridge the gap.

Libraries' music resources hit all the right notes
This Week Worthington - 0 KB- Found: 2010-07-28, 21:50 GMT
Whether you are a bebop buff or a classical connoisseur, devoted to doo-wop or have a zest for zydeco, Worthington Libraries has something for you and all you need is a library card.

Polk libraries offering new online service
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - 0 KB- Found: 10 hours ago
The Lakeland library and the other Polk public libraries have a new online service called Overdrive.

Slashed funding leaves local libraries scrambling to remain open
Pine Creek Journal - 0 KB- Found: 17 hours ago
Public libraries have lost 30 percent of state funding over the last two years, despite a steady increase in registered borrowers, said Glenn Miller, executive director of the Pennsylvania Library Association.  read more »

U.S. Public Libraries Can Provide High Schools with Free Credo Reference Access
Information Today - 0 KB- Found: 20 hours ago
In a new program from Credo Reference (http://www.credoreference.com), U.S. public libraries that subscribe to Credo General Reference will be able to provide their local public high school(s) with access to the subscription service at no additional cost. Recognizing the increasing burden on public libraries to support the research needs of students at local schools ...

Libraries get in on the Games excitement
Langley AdvanceNews - 0 KB- Found: 2010-07-26, 18:58 GMT
The local libraries have an array of sports stuff. Langley Literacy Now literacy coordinator Hattie Hogeterp and librarian Amber Ritchie show just a small selection of the sports material at the Murrayville public library.

Libraries get creative in raising money
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 0 KB- Found: 20 hours ago
The Carnegie Library of McKeesport has had a Christmas tree in its lobby since December. But the library, like others across the state, is not celebrating.

Manitowoc Calumet libraries get tech, community grant
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - 0 KB- Found: 11 hours ago
The Manitowoc Calumet Library System has received a $13,036 grant from the states Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning, according to a news release.

Libraries at forefront of pop-culture sensations
The Springfield News-Leader - 0 KB- Found: 2010-07-25, 10:04 GMT
Libraries have been in the news recently. And we look pretty good.