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Greenfield Public Library will eliminate overdue fines on most materials beginning June 1, the library said in a news release sent to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The decision, approved by the ...
The excellent “Lunch Dances” — the name is a homage to Frank O’Hara’s “Lunch Poems” — invites viewers to the New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue for a free hour ...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - Outrage is growing Monday over a report that a man took out 100 books from Beachwood Public Library only to burn them. The books were reportedly on Jewish history ...
WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Public Library is preparing for a summer of events, reading challenges and a nine-week Library on Wheels. Festivities begin in May with pre-summer Library on Wheels ...
Perry area voters have approved a five-year, 0.75-mill renewal levy for Perry Public Library in the March 6 primary election. The levy, which is for current expenses, passed 532-196, according to ...
If you're a self-certified bookworm, you'll be pleased to hear that the Toronto Public Library (TPL) is hiring for a bunch of high-paying roles, and many of them don't require more than a year's ...
SEYMOUR, Ind. — Jack Hatt was on the second floor of the Jackson County Public Library on Wednesday when he heard a "bang!" “Next thing I saw is he was standing right in front of the fireplace ...
AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO SUSPECT. A MAN IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY HE WALKED INSIDE OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA, AND OPENED FIRE. WLKY’S MADISON ELLIOTT HAS MORE FROM ...
Be warned that the Seattle Public Library is closing all of its locations on May 1. The library system’s 27 branches will be closed all day for annual staff training and team building.
Free For All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians ...
Perhaps the public library is an institution you take for granted. Or maybe you’re paying close to attention to how libraries, and the books they display on shelves, have become an unlikely ...
"Free for All: The Public Library," a new documentary airing on PBS' "Independent Lens" April 29, charts the path of the American public library movement, from Ben Franklin and the Carnegie free ...