The updates for this week include e-books, Detroit Library reopens, librarian gets fired, Internet vouchers, libraries as social centers, and filibustering. Happy Columbus Day!!
The updates for this week include e-books, Detroit Library reopens, librarian gets fired, Internet vouchers, libraries as social centers, and filibustering. Happy Columbus Day!!
From CNN.com
E-books: Now in the careerist\’s bookbag
\”On my way to the office today, I had 150 books slung over my shoulder. Not only did they fit into my little black Tumi computer bag but they had a total weight of 22 ounces. That’s because all my reading is in a Rocket eBook Pro.\”
From Excite.com
Detroit Public Library\’s Main Library Reopens
\”The Detroit Public Library\’s Main Library will reopen to the public on Saturday, September 30. All library services will resume with the exception of access to the Internet and World Wide Web. The Internet Lab will be open to allow library customers to use the computers for word processing only.\”
From the Belleville News-Democrat
Librarian `in shock\’ over firing
\”Former Belleville Public Library supervisor Michele Bruss said Tuesday trustees gave no reason for her termination when they told her Monday morning that she had 15 minutes to clean out her desk.\”
From Mercury Center
Net access vouchers urged for the needy
\”Surveying the future of cyberspace, a scientific advisory panel suggested Wednesday that Congress consider a voucher program to help needy families get connected to the Internet. The group also proposed a flat tax for states to collect revenue from Web sales.\”
From Rochester News
Small libraries have more than books; many are social centers of their towns
\”Daphne Croop, 6, went to the Williamson Free Library the other day with her mother and sister, and checked out six books, one computer game and a Lion King bandage.
The bandage, supplied by library clerk Kristen Johnson, covered a mosquito bite that had started to bleed.\”
From PJ Star
Fitzgerald filibusters library bill
\”Sen. Peter Fitzgerald stalled passage of legislation that contains federal funding for the proposed Abraham Lincoln presidential library Wednesday, delivering a blistering critique of Illinois\’ political culture on the Senate floor in a tactic known as a filibuster.\”
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