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Wake County Public Libraries has created a stop motion animation, Read: The Motion Picture: http://youtu.be/pfeYXbuF3l8?hd=1. Not only is this a fun short video, but we are offering to edit the ending so it can be used by your library! If any librarians are interested in having the video custom edited for their library, contact our Digital Library department at askwcpl@wakegov.com.

Kids in Orleans County sometimes complain there’s little to do in the Northeast Kingdom, but police say a few turned to midnight mischief at two public libraries and a Town Hall to help pass the time.

Books were rearranged. Furniture was piled almost to the ceiling. A needed date stamp went missing.
“The children’s books were moved to the adult section. The adult books were moved into the children’s room. They just took handfuls of books and were just shelving them,” Eubanks said about the May mischief at the Glover library. She said chairs and tables were stacked at Town Hall that night, too.

A survey (conducted by Public Libraries Information Offer, hmmm) says, "Internet users trust library staff more than most other providers of online support and information, and public library staff are second only to doctors in terms of the trust placed in them by seekers of information."

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Residents learned how to download e-books inside the Digital Bookmobile on Wednesday at the William K. Sanford Library in Colonie (near Albany NY). The 74-foot vehicle, which will be at the East Greenbush Community Library on Thursday, is on a nationwide tour to demonstrate broadband Internet-connected PCs, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players, all of which help visitors explore the library ebook download service.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Photos-Digital-Bookmobile-3773595.php#ixzz233kApM2O