| 单词 | public library |
| 例句 | Then he wandered along, pretending to be making notes, and kept his eyes open for the public library. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time to go across the street. Your amazingly spectacular new public library awaits!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z On weekends I’d go to the public library to read, surrounded by old men and women. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents didn’t have any work scheduled that day, so we headed to the public library to kill time and wash up. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “A public library requires public oversight—guardians who will safeguard the institution’s well-being and stability.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She tried the public library, both branches, found a few more photography books and several articles on microfiche, but they added nothing new. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I spent the evening at the public library looking at microfilms of the El Paso Times. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Nali drove through Gallup to the main public library, where Nathan checked out a science-fiction trilogy about kids who were drafted by the government to fight an interstellar war against aliens. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was about to climb down when he saw kids gathering at the public library. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I can hardly wait for the day when I'll be able to go to the public library and ferret out the information I need. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My tiny entourage’s cheers faded as I continued down the main road toward my next stop and one of my favorite hangouts, the public library. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z After school I went straight to the public library to study, but I could not concentrate. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z We were so excited that instead of going to the public library after school to study, we drove straight to Leo’s Drive-in on North Broadway to celebrate. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Nestled behind two old maple trees is the public library. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “But don’t worry, Andrew. Your public library will soon be a true public library. Mr. Lemoncello will turn it over to a local board of trustees and flee.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Books considered un-German were blacklisted and yanked from school and public libraries. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z A minute later the car came to a silent halt outside a public library. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved closer and she saw that the book was from the Bakersfield public library and it was called Understanding Vietnamese Customs and Traditions. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Nineteen sixty-eight. I was pondering an idea for a game at the old public library.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Parked automobiles catch fire, as do curtains and lampshades and sofas and mattresses and most of the twenty thousand volumes in the public library. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Paranoid got tacked on about a year later, after I verbally attacked a librarian for trying to hand me propaganda pamphlets for an underground Communist force operating out of the basement of the public library. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z After my last class, I picked up the books and binders I needed from my locker and walked to the public library to study before going to work at five o’clock. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z If that wasn’t enough to make someone leave southern Ohio, Odessa was also promoted as a utopian health spa with a $12,000 college and a public library, and a ban on alcohol. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The stadium also housed the only public library in the township. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Seated at my desk, my beret as tight as an acorn's cap, I projected myself into the world represented in the art books I'd borrowed from the public library. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’d already gone through most of the books in the public library near us and was beginning to want chess books of my own,” Bobby said later, reflecting back on the period. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There were two or three commercial subscription libraries in Oxford, but no free public library, and Malcolm wouldn’t be the only young person whose hunger for books had to go unsatisfied. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Similarly, there were no online databases to search, or field guides to borrow from public libraries. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the library’s demolition also meant that those of you who are now twelve years old have lived your entire lives without a public library.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She asks his father about his research project in Cleveland, his mother about her part-time job at the local public library, which she’s recently begun. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They arrived at the public library a little after seven o’clock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And so, I became a volunteer at the local public library. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Meet you at the public library tomorrow after school?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a white steepled Congregational church, a stone courthouse with an adjoining jail, a cupolaed public library, a wooden well from which Paul Revere is rumored to have drunk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Yunghans, the librarian, just confirmed that Mr. Lemoncello is the top-secret benefactor who donated all the money to build the new public library. Five hundred million dollars!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z On Fridays she takes Gogol to the public library for children’s story hour. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After school, I went to the public library but could not focus on my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “This is volume three. And since Marysville’s public library is not so scrupulous as its historical society, this is the only volume that is missing any of its pages.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We were coming up on the main public library, with the big marble lions flanking the steps. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "Did you know," Mrs Phelps said, "that public libraries like this allow you to borrow books and take them home?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I have not been able to stop my mother’s screams in public libraries or over telephones. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I even went up to the third floor of the public library, hoping I might find Danny there. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z We drove through Turner Station to the parking lot of the local public library. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Not a public library, but a private library; that is, a large collection of books belonging to Justice Strauss. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z How she had gone to the public library the other day, had forgotten to bring out the unreturned book from her handbag, and the guard told her, “You people never do anything right.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mountain cats in bas-relief prowled the friezes of the public library. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Five of those guillotines—borrowed from the public library, the community college, plus our own elementary and high schools—slice construction paper with machine-like efficiency. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The old public library, the one Mr. Lemoncello had loved when he was a boy growing up in the small Ohio town, had been bulldozed to make way for a multilevel concrete parking structure. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Everyone was there, except Willie, who was looking for work in Milwaukee, and Nicholas, who was in the public library reading up on contracts and music royalties to get a record deal. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I was twelve by now, and I had been weighing our options, doing some research at the public library and picking up scraps of information about how other families on Little Hobart Street survived. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She went to a public library and asked the librarian how she could get a Shakespeare and a Bible for keeps. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She stole her dad's savings account information, went to the public library, used the Internet, and transferred four thousand dollars into the account she had used at college. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She borrows opera records from the public library and sings with velvety lungs powerful as morning glories. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, I thought he was making most of them up until I looked in an astronomy book at the public library. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Three afternoons a week and two Saturdays a month, she works at the public library, just as Sonia had done when she was in high school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That the Ptolemies maintained a public library suggests that literacy was relatively widespread in the capital, at least among the Greeks. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z "I've read all the ones that are in the public library in the High Street, Miss Honey." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Every day after school we drove straight to the public library in my 1950 green Ford, which Papá bought from a neighbor after the DeSoto fell apart. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I got out of school at two o’clock and took a trolley car over to the public library where I was supposed to meet Danny. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Of course Freak has probably already guessed I'm a learning disabled, because he's had a look around my room and it isn't exactly the public library. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z After my last class, I went to the public library on Broadway and worked on my homework. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z With school out and me not having access to Mrs. Conway’s cache of books, I rediscovered the George Bruce Branch of the public library on 125th Street. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “For decades,” narrated the ceiling voice, “public libraries have proudly served America’s newest citizens—the immigrants who flock to these shores yearning for the freedom to build their own American dreams.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I’ve read that newspaper clipping from the trunk more often that I can count, and spent time at the public library in the archive of “periodicals”—such a strange word. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z After doing our turtle walk, Margaret had gone to her volunteer duties at the garden club, and Grandpa Izzy had gone to his at the public library. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not allowed to give out Mrs. Hayes’s address, but I’ll bet the public library has a directory of nursing homes in the state.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The A & P? The one on the same block where the Aguilar public library is? No kidding?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She came home from the Welch public library every week or two with a pillowcase full of novels, biographies, and histories. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once preparations were ready for the first Hearing Circle, notices were sent out and meetings were held in the basement of the public library. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of the day when her father had refused to buy her a book, Matilda set out all by herself to walk to the public library in the village. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z My mother taught me how to read early, walking me to the public library, sitting with me as I sounded out words on a page. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The musty smell of old books struck me with a wave of nostalgia for the reading room at the Somerville public library. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z And they also discovered that distilling instructions, published by the US Department of Agriculture, were available in almost every public library. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He couldn’t get into the best schools, but spent so much time studying on his own at the public library in Moscow that he was given a job as a schoolteacher. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a public library, like a museum, it is at the service of popular education and science. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “With an Internet connection, anyone can see. At school, the public library. Home. Anywhere.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He explained that we were fighting for equality, that we should be able to go to state fairs and public libraries and zoos. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Been twelve years since they tore down the old one. Listen to this, boys: Dr. Yanina Zinchenko, the new public library’s head librarian, promises that ‘patrons will be surprised’ by what they find inside.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “As a public library, Mr. Lemoncello, this institution needs a board of trustees to oversee its finances and champion its mission.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The new public library, with its glistening gold dome, took up half a downtown block, its back butting up against an old-fashioned office tower. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She’d used the public library Internet to look for apartment shares. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We visited the biggest public library building I’d ever seen, where I got a new library card and a stack of books. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Alexandriaville’s new public library had been under construction for five years. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He’s one of the kids I tutor at the public library. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to Hampstead public library and took down whatever I saw. Eva Ibbotson: Ogres, aunts and happy endings 2010-10-06T11:57:00Z "The current, widespread proposals to close a vast number of public libraries across the UK, demonstrate the secretary of state's failure to comply with this duty." Library campaigners mount legal challenges to closures 2011-03-01T17:01:21Z Best of all, it's a shining rebuke to anyone who thinks the public library's day is done. The sights and sounds of summer 2011-08-08T19:30:02Z As every good librarian knows, public libraries are not about sitting back and passively waiting for people to borrow your books. Key to saving libraries: free internet access and Sunday opening 2010-03-22T06:00:00Z A gunman opened fire in a Clovis, N.M., public library on Monday, killing two library employees and injuring four others, the Eastern New Mexico News reports. Two killed in shooting at a New Mexico public library 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z This puts the future of every public library in the country under threat. The fight against library closures: will you be protesting? 2011-02-01T13:00:01Z Some defenders of every public library imply that they are for a different clientele. Libraries cater for the middle classes, not the deprived, says John Redwood 2011-04-11T11:40:56Z “They opened the first mixed-sex pool in Palestine, the first public library in Palestine,” he says. Little town of Bethlehem – a travel photo essay 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In fact, the building — a former public library surrounded by a chain-link fence and overgrown with vines — lacked the conventional signifiers of a museum: the wide staircase, the tall colonnade, the pristine landscaping. Black history is vital to understanding racial injustice. But the museums holding that history are under threat. 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Well, there must be some, but when I was growing up in a poor northern working-class town, my mental resource was the public library. Jeanette Winterson Owns the Entire Oxford English Dictionary 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z It will include two new galleries, a public library and a workshop space within the interior of the church, designed by the Brooklyn-based architectural firm Peterson Rich Office. New Arts Complex Aims to Build Community in Detroit 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Once, as plenty here will tell you, public libraries were so important they got opened even in wartime. Hands off our libraries 2011-02-03T21:00:03Z Pleasant Library Friends, a nonprofit that supports the public library, said people drove from as far as Baltimore for the event, arriving early for choice offerings. Puzzle swap celebrates jigsaw ‘barter culture’ amid pandemic chaos 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Its landmarks — Central Park, the zoo, the public library with its lions out front — feature prominently in this novel. Chris Weitz talks about his YA novel, 'The Young World' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z You might be surprised to learn that there’s only one good answer, and that’s the public library. The Internet can’t replace libraries: Why they matter more than ever in the age of Google 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z In addition to housing a museum and a public library, the complex will include a garden that echoes the vegetable garden she installed on the south lawn of the White House. Michelle Obama’s vacation is over. Now she’s claiming her own spotlight. 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. ArtsBeat: Rolling Stone Gathers Library Fines 2013-05-22T18:37:19Z I may not be able to read faster than you can, I have thought to myself, observing others in public libraries and coffee shops, but I’ll bet I can read longer. A Memoir That Might Inspire You to Break a Sweat 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The app will be available to download for Android and iOS* until late November, after which point the full data-set will be donated to a public library for further research and analysis. New smartphone app maps personal beliefs and attitudes across the world 2012-10-02T16:05:46Z This conception of libraries—especially public libraries, where universal access is more important than permanent preservation—explains the metaphor of weeding. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z One of the most amazing things about public libraries remains their utter classlessness. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z Deciding at an early age that he was an artist, Mr. Cumming was initially self-taught, learning academic drawing through a correspondence school and exploring art history at the public library. William Cumming, 93, colorful member of Northwest School of artists 2010-11-30T03:16:00Z Book-wise, the superfunding of libraries belongs near the top of any government’s to-do list because the better our public libraries, the better the poets, editors and novelists we’ll get a generation later. How to weather the Trump administration: Head to the library 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The 20th Century Society campaigned to win hearts and minds for the present library building, half a mile away on a site where there have been public libraries for more than 150 years. Super library arrives as hundreds of others face closure 2011-02-06T20:13:20Z We haven't seen any real leadership to convince councils of the real purpose and value of public libraries. Arts Council takes over libraries, with budgets slashed 2010-12-09T15:56:00Z Paulsen especially remembers the public library, with its “golden light” and the kind librarian who first shared books with him when he was 13 years old. Gary Paulsen tells his own survival story in ‘Gone to the Woods’ 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z A 9-11 sculpture on a prominent corner in front of the public library. It could happen anywhere 2012-08-07T22:24:00Z The public library is supported by taxpayers for the common good of all the people of Chicago – just like public school. US libraries hit back at Fox News 2010-07-08T13:29:00Z He offered her a 30-minute slot in six months' time in Beirut's public library. Beverly Whitney Kean obituary 2011-08-04T18:03:15Z It is run by Dublin's public library system and financed by Florida-based management consulting firm Improved Management Productivity and Control. Irish writer Colum McCann wins IMPAC Dublin prize 2011-06-15T19:32:12Z Chapman has always been a voracious reader, but her January totals are astonishing: She’s finished 29 books so far this month, sourced from the public library, her personal stash and Kindle Unlimited. Furloughed employees are filling workless days with books — lots of them 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z So they went to their public library, where they discovered plenty of romantic gay steam between covers - for adults. Books with gay themes for young readers take off 2010-06-23T16:58:00Z LaRue also takes exception to my assumption that only conservatives are trying to remove titles from schools and public libraries. Perspective | Do we really still need Banned Books Week? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Though summer lunch programs are staged at public libraries and town halls throughout the region, Wood knows that some families can’t access them frequently due to transportation struggles. With a focus on food sovereignty, rural Appalachian Ohio is rebounding 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z My parents left us kids in the Honolulu public library every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., while they did their shopping. Bette Midler Is Still in the Thrall of 19th-Century Novelists 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Four days a week, volunteers from Food Not Bombs, an international organization that feeds those experiencing homelessness, serve up meals at the corner of Smith and McKinney streets in downtown Houston near the public library. "Criminalizing the Samaritan": Why cities across the US are making it illegal to feed the homeless 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z More than 3,000 books from the personal collection of Nobel prize-winning author Doris Lessing are headed to the leading public library in Harare, Zimbabwe. More than 3,000 of Doris Lessing's books heading to Zimbabwe 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Many of the once legendary slums have been transformed through some astonishing architectural gems, like the Biblioteca España, a hyper-modern public library and community space in the low-income Santo Domingo neighborhood. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Megan and I needed to practice, so before the competition, we took to the field between our apartment and the public library. Take my wife, please! 2012-10-04T20:39:00Z "Local authorities have a legal duty to provide a public library service to their communities, who should feel empowered to comment on what they want from their local service and get involved." Library cuts and job losses condemned by leading authors 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z After spending five years with the Pittsburgh public library, she took a job as a teaching librarian at Atlanta University, today Clark Atlanta University. Vivian Hewitt, Who Amassed a Major Collection of Black Art, Dies at 102 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Like the dozen other women gathered in a back corner of the public library in Brooklyn Heights, she is part of a fairy-tale writing workshop for nannies, creating stories for the youngsters in their charge. The Real Nanny Diaries 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Restoring public libraries, he said, could be an opportunity to break those barriers and bring together people from different socio-economic, ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. Turning Nairobi’s Public Libraries Into ‘Palaces for the People’ 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Mercifully, it’s the one that may just save us: the public library. How to weather the Trump administration: Head to the library 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Without the poetry shelves of the public libraries there probably would be no poets, she's right. Makar's a muckle of an honour 2011-01-25T10:39:43Z As a girl, she was forbidden to read books, but did so anyway, risking punishment to sneak into public libraries. An American Jewish Author Now Calls Germany Home 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The cancellation was reported earlier today by Library Workers For A Brighter Future, a group working in opposition to proposed cuts to public libraries. Ian McMillan library event cancelled 2011-02-01T18:27:54Z I never went to the public library, never thought about it, although I’m sure I assumed there was one, and probably a main branch, probably downtown. Growing Up in the Library 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z In 2006, it was City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco; the following year, Philadelphia’s Library Company, the oldest public library in the United States. Should the National Book Award rethink its longlist? 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The MLA, which handles development work for museums and the public library service, is one of the public bodies earmarked for closure by the government, in what has been dubbed a "bonfire of the quangos". Arts Council takes over libraries, with budgets slashed 2010-12-09T15:56:00Z "The need for public libraries is critical in the academic development of our children and our adult learners." Citing omicron, some libraries curtail their hours and curb some services again 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “I talk to drunks at the bus station, browse through kiddie books at the public library, get phrases from college kids and our babysitter. You’ve got to be looking all the time.” John D. Loudermilk, Nashville songwriter of ‘Tobacco Road,’ dies at 82 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Use a soil sampling box, available from local extension offices and, often, public libraries. Why gardens need fertilizer — or not 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The Library Foundation of Los Angeles, which supports the city's public libraries, will hold its Stay Home and Read a Book Ball on Feb. 28, 2015. First National Readathon Day planned for Jan. 24, 2015 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z And if there’s anything analogous, it might be a shopping center, a public library. | Q&A: Q&A With Brian Clarke, Stained Glass Artist 2013-01-17T00:23:56Z Also close to my house is the Alceu Amoroso Lima Public Library, which is the only large public library in Brazil dedicated exclusively to poetry. Read Your Way Through São Paulo 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The public library’s exhibition surveys the landmarks of the poet’s public career, drawing in large part from its rich holdings. 33 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z He wanted to win a journalism prize, cover a presidential campaign and, above all, be published in the New Yorker, which he’d discovered at the public library. From journalism to activism: Jose Antonio Vargas’s life on the run But certain titles are effectively disappeared when they’re removed from public libraries and school shelves at the urging of offended individuals and frightened administrators. Perspective | For Banned Books Week, I read the country’s 10 most challenged books. The gay penguins did not corrupt me. 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z That was the moment Cherlise says she decided to launch what is now Black Archives, pulling together historical images collected from public libraries and other archives that tell a story of ordinary Black lives. The radical power of ordinary Black life 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z In August, I participated in a signing to benefit a historic public library in Connecticut. Why a Book Tour Is More Brutal Than a Political Campaign 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Back on dry land, Das Le Sac & Scroobius Pip further tainted the already raucous imagery of public libraries when they embarked on a nationwide tour of several of them across the UK in 2008. Write for us about: unusual gig locations 2012-08-14T14:35:10Z It's a public library, of course: a place which you visit voluntarily in order to learn more things than you were taught at school. The cultured classes | Lynsey Hanley 2010-03-19T20:30:00Z Books are nominated for the award by public libraries worldwide, and this year’s initial list of nominees featured more than 150 books. ArtsBeat: Kevin Barry Wins Impac Dublin Literary Award 2013-06-07T15:01:14Z The heads of our welfare services and of the Y.M.H.A., the public library, the free-loan society, and political congresses were local celebrities. Leonard Cohen's Montreal 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z I read whatever I could find in the children’s public library: folk tales, “The Moomins,” “Black Beauty,” “Doctor Dolittle” and anything else featuring animals. ‘Her Prose Is Sometimes Poetry’: Why Margaret Jull Costa Loves Virginia Woolf 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Miraculously, my small public library carried “The Letters of Edith Wharton.” Google broke my heart 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z Belanger grew up in Woodstock, Vt., where she remembers poring over books about craft at the public library and painting still lifes alongside her father, who is also an artist. The Artist Critiquing Feminine Clichés with Ceramic Heels and Cigarette Butts 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The civil liberties union has also filed open records requests in Tennessee and Montana over book bans, and a warning letter in Mississippi against what it described as the “unconstitutionality of public library book bans.” Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z She worked for a time as a librarian in the San Francisco public library system and with a colleague opened Minerva’s Owl, a bookstore on Union Street, in 1962. Carol Field, Italian Food Expert, Dies at 76 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Of course, all of these efforts to expand the reach of the public library have been relatively modest. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The result is a mix of private and public art institutions and commercial galleries, plus a public library, offices and other support functions – a sort of one-stop art factory. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-06-15T15:45:16Z He read them all and then donated them to the local public library. Bill Bratton Doesn’t Root for the Bad Guys 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z So to Southend-on-Sea for Peake's latest exhibition at the Focal Point Gallery, housed on the top floor of the town's public library. Eddie Peake: from naked football to giant giraffes 2013-05-09T16:51:49Z “I grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and even the public library was off-limits to me until 11th grade,” she said. The Independent Women of Sweet Briar 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Millennials are as likely as any other age group to use public libraries, but less likely to value them. Millennials read more books than their elders, Pew study finds 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z According to complaints lodged at school and public libraries, these little guys have an agenda beyond just raising a chick on their own. Perspective | For Banned Books Week, I read the country’s 10 most challenged books. The gay penguins did not corrupt me. 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z I went to the public library, and I rented a copy of Yearwood's latest CD, "Inside Out." Trisha Yearwood on family recipes and the power of love 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z It was the personal collection of a local man, whose house became a neighborhood meeting place and an unofficial sort of public library. Bringing African Books Back Home 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The book supposedly holds a record of its own: "the book most stolen at U.S. public libraries." The Strangest Sports Records 2010-08-26T23:00:00Z Most of our eight selections are available in local public libraries. KidsPost Summer Book Club 2016: ‘Laughing Matters’ 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z I walked to the public library down the street to get online and do some research on what I’d gotten myself into. The gig economy goes to class 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z "We're seeing the total decimation of the public library service," he said. Arts Council takes over libraries, with budgets slashed 2010-12-09T15:56:00Z The book, whose title page and introductory material were worn off, was discovered by librarians at a public library in St.-Omer near Calais, reports the New York Times. Someone Discovered a Shakespeare Folio in a Small Library in France 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Alcoholic and suicidal, he has eaten at soup kitchens, compulsively pocketed a few shiny objects, been in prison and spent many cold days in the public library reading poetry. Marilynne Robinson’s New Book Explores Love in Segregated America 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Before joining Washington's staff, Weisberg helped found Friends of the Parks and led the renovation of the old central public library into the Cultural Center. City's culture guru leaving amid rift with Daley 2011-01-19T23:59:00Z Hurricane Katrina struck a near death blow to the New Orleans public library system. In New Orleans, scandal tarnishes a jazz star and the libraries he was asked to help 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z I was struck by the quality of some postwar buildings: a modern addition to the city’s Beaux-Arts main public library is a 1960s gem of Brutalist design by Louis & Henry, a local firm. Louisville Wrestles With Freeway Dilemma 2012-09-26T14:52:51Z Long after he returns home and retires, Zeno volunteers to direct a group of fifth-graders in a play to be performed in an Idaho public library. Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Downtown Vancouver reminds me a bit of small-town New England — there’s no central green with a gazebo on it, but there is a former public library, all sweeping front steps and charming red brick. Day Tripper: All aboard for tacos, espresso and breweries in Vancouver. (Yes, that Vancouver.) 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z After graduating from Otis in 1935, he joined the Depression-era Federal Art Project, creating paintings for public libraries and government buildings. Tyrus Wong, long overlooked animator of ‘Bambi,’ dies at 106 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z No one keeps tabs of exactly how many, but a recent iPhone app search showed more than a dozen public libraries. Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generation 2010-09-29T16:32:00Z I would take them out of the public library branch at Broadway and 99th Street and sit down on the steps outside and start reading; I couldn’t wait until I got home. Robert Caro Relaxes by Listening to People Drum in Central Park 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The public library system in Eugene, Ore., recently banned a man for a year for calling a security guard a racial slur. British library bans stinky patrons 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z For years, Bushfield ran LearnedLeague as a hobby, rushing home to grade participants each night, and devising questions at the public library in his free time. The coolest, weirdest Internet community you’ll never be able to join The Medici family’s contributions to the Renaissance were tremendous, not the least of which was establishing what is said to be the first public library in Europe. A Literary Tour of Italy’s Libraries 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z This is not the Asian Art Museum’s first renovation in its current home, a 1917 Beaux-Arts building in the Civic Center that long served as San Francisco’s main public library. Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Sheila is the breadwinner of the family, working a steady job at a public library. Coming of age with Asali Solomon's 'Disgruntled' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Karen MacPherson is the children’s and teen services coordinator for the Takoma Park, Md., library, the only independent community public library in the state. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z The winner of the prize, which is run by Dublin's public libraries, will be announced on 17 June. Heller up for richest book prize 2010-04-12T08:09:00Z This spring, I found out that a group was trying to get my first book banned for "age-inappropriate" LGBTQ+ content in an Alabama public library. Drag queen story hour doesn't traumatize my kids — but the anti-LGBTQ protesters certainly could 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z As a kid I was a voracious visitor to Washington’s main public library. Larry Kramer Wishes More People Wrote About Gay History 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The workshop for teen moms is a twist on traditional literacy classes offered at public libraries. She’s a children’s librarian, but you might be surprised where her job takes her 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z In 2016, a shooting in the parking lot of a public library in Cleveland started with a perceived affront inside the library; one man was left blind by his injuries. Two killed in shooting at a New Mexico public library 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The college Lahey led began collecting artworks and documents related to the famine and in 2012 opened Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum inside a former public library building in Hamden, Conn., near the school’s campus. Donors Worry About Fate of Artifacts as Museum on Irish Famine Closes 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Given time and space constraints, I’ve had to leave out many wonderful books, so head to your local public library and seek out children’s librarians, experts eager to help you find just the right title. 19 books to help children find hope and strength in stressful times: A librarian’s list 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Before work, the Tiger went to the public library and headed for the crime fiction. Don't Kill Me, I Beg You. This is My Tree by Hassan Blasim, translated by Jonathan Wright 2013-03-20T13:00:02Z Meanwhile, books have vanished from public libraries and fewer people know how to repair broken machines. Review | ‘Theory of Bastards’ is a feminist novel, but not the one you’re expecting 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z If that sound familiar, it is – the same argument is being made to save public libraries. French-style tax breaks are not the way to save the UK's small bookshops 2012-02-08T13:59:00Z "With more branches than McDonald's or Boots, and more visits to libraries than shoppers in London's West End, the public library network is a triumph of infrastructure and branding," Hodge writes in her introduction. Key to saving libraries: free internet access and Sunday opening 2010-03-22T06:00:00Z Should we build yet more memorials of stone and bronze, or redirect the requisite funds and emotional energy into something more useful, such as building a school or hospital or public library? Perspective | What to do when the Confederate statues come down? Leave the pedestals empty. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z In addition to the art museum, the building contains a sprawling public library and a center for music and acoustic research. Pompidou Center, Aging Symbol of the Future, to Close for Renovations 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Kaine could keep every email he’s ever gotten in a scrapbook at the public library and still have to talk about Hillary Clinton’s secretive correspondences. Being vice president is dreadful. Running for it is so much worse. 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z At the corner of Mulberry and Jersey streets in SoHo, I stopped in at another public library that opened a few years back. New York?s Public Architecture Gets a Facelift 2011-10-10T12:00:00Z And Sergio Troncoso is such a beloved writer of the borderlands, there is a public library branch named for him in El Paso. Read Your Way Through the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Finally, the Seattle Times hosts its own author event on Nov. 10 at the downtown public library. Four delicious author events 2011-11-01T22:35:30Z That happened that when I was working as a 16-year-old library page in the public library of Weston, Conn. Colette’s Burgundy 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The center, housed in the former Riverside public library, is possibly the first museum in the United States devoted to showcasing Chicano art and culture. ‘The Cheech,’ a Game Changer for Chicano Art, Opens in Riverside 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z A once-thriving profession, one that requires considerable education and work ethic, and which has traditionally served a wide range of functions — designing mansions for the 1 percent as well as public libraries — is in trouble. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z As Vesta begins to fabricate Magda’s past, with some help from the Levant public library computer and the search engine Ask Jeeves, the reader learns more about Vesta’s past. Review | Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Death in Her Hands’ kicks off like a murder mystery. But the missing dead body is beside the point. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z We asked several authors to tell us about their local public library or to share a memory of a library from their past. 12 Authors Write About the Libraries They Love 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z But he was influenced by a number of artists — including Rembrandt, El Greco, van Gogh and Delacroix — whose works he pored over in art books in the public library. Purvis Young, a Self-Taught Artist, Dies at 67 2010-04-24T04:23:00Z When Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble was in Library Information School she began to notice something that made her extremely uncomfortable: Everyone used Google like it was the new public library. Why your search results are sexist and racist: A conversation about Google’s blind spots 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The creation of the Western Gateway Park in 2006 was built on the same principle, incorporating the public library, the Temple Theater and the Pappajohn sculpture park into an open, communal downtown space. The best towns and small cities in the US: Des Moines, Iowa 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Ah, there she is on television, speaking out passionately against the cuts and closures of public libraries. Makar's a muckle of an honour 2011-01-25T10:39:43Z A: The economic downturn is hitting public libraries hard — but it's hitting a lot of people and institutions hard, so we're not alone. Fame and footnotes 2011-05-17T17:56:00Z The public library might partner with it; in fact, the center might be considered an extension of the library and park systems, available for everyone’s use. Schools don’t have to fail: Here’s how we fix education 2013-09-07T18:00:00Z Streaming just became free, courtesy of the public library. Now Showing at the Public Library: 30,000 Movies 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z For an exhibition of four sculptures in 2007, he said, he and an assistant worked copiers at a public library for five days, eight hours a day, capturing images of decanters and other vessels. Josiah McElheny, Glass Artist, in Busy Times 2012-06-17T02:01:07Z They were followed by the little boys and girls of Ralph Lauren, who cleared the room and quietly skipped down the steps of the public library. Ralph Lauren Staged a Runway Show for Children 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z The public library is quietly fighting to protect and maintain our democracy. One easy New Year's resolution to help save democracy in 2019: Go to the library 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The public library is often a rich, untapped resource for education, enjoyment and entertainment. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: For spring break, plan a trip to the library 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z The first show of the day was outside a Bronx school, the second outside a public library in Queens and the final one in a Brooklyn park. With concert halls shut, NY Philharmonic takes to sidewalk 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Little Free Libraries are created and maintained independent of a city's public library system. Now you can get paid to build a Little Free Library in your West Hollywood neighborhood 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z ONE of the reading rooms of the public library in Newark, New Jersey, where the teenage Philip Roth fired his imagination, is an events room now, empty of books. America across the river 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z They're the ones that I found most memorable as a reader, reviewer and children's/teen librarian at a public library. Kids' books that stand out from others on the shelf 2011-12-17T08:17:23Z Critic at Large David Kipen is a former Beltway denizen — he was the director of literature at the NEA — and he shares his thoughts about the president-elect and an American institution: the public library. Books: Loving libraries, now more than ever 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Find opportunities for them to build on their curiosity in music classes, at the public library, at museums or on websites. Tiger Mom, Hold That Growl 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Last month, a Missouri lawmaker proposed legislation that would allow a group of parents to determine what books public libraries could carry for young people, and that would potentially jail librarians who violate the law. Why you shouldn’t censor your teen’s reading (even the sex and violence) 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Forty per cent of the UK population uses public libraries and millions of people rely on them. Urgent warning over cuts threat to libraries 2010-10-19T14:48:00Z Today the designer boutiques have been replaced by a drab post office and a temporary public library where homeless people often gather. 50 years ago, the Watergate made D.C. sexy. Now it’s just the place I call home. 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Construction of a new main branch of Deichman, Oslo’s public library, is currently underway in the newly established neighborhood of Bjørvika. Where Libraries are the Tourist Attractions 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Arthur read voraciously at the public library across the street from his home and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. Arthur Ortenberg, a Liz Claiborne Founder, Dies at 87 2014-02-05T05:55:51Z “You should be able to walk in off the street and see the art just as you can enter a public library and read the books on the shelf,” says Cotter. Essential Arts & Culture: Inside the Bonaventure, along the border and a Pacific Standard Time proposal 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z And though public libraries should reflect their communities, they seldom do. Neighborhood watch: Riverside at the ready 2011-02-03T23:41:12Z As a Midwestern public library intellectual, I read only for self-improvement. Edmund White Thinks Most People Misread ‘Lolita’ 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The creation of “drag queen story hours” for children at public libraries across the country has stirred protests and some cancellations. At Taco Bell, the Drag Brunch Goes Corporate 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Rice's interest in the gothic stems from a childhood spent reading Dickens, the Brontës and ghost stories from the New Orleans public library. Anne Rice: 'I thought the church was flat-out immoral' 2010-10-24T19:59:00Z These little structures were intended to embody the gravitas associated with public libraries and also a whiff of grandeur. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Francisco explained that reading by teens and tweens is trending upward, and that “most public libraries in the US and abroad are turning to graphic novel formats more and more.” Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z Whenever I visit my eldest son and his family in Cleary’s hometown of Portland, Ore., I often stop by the city’s main public library. Review | What ‘Henry Huggins’ and ‘Lolita’ can teach us about extremism — and civil discourse 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z The second child of Jamaican immigrants, O’Grady grew up in Boston’s Back Bay, about five blocks from the public library. Both Sides Now: In Conversation With Lorraine O’Grady 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z "When I travel, I always go to public libraries," he said in a recent interview. A Tattoo Master, Off the Street, Into the Gallery 2011-03-25T20:47:08Z In Los Angeles, Phillip Martin recently took over the kitchen at Cafe Pinot, a regular on lists of most-romantic wedding venues because it sits in the city’s Maguire Gardens, next to the downtown public library. For the State-of-the-Art Wedding Feast, ‘Look Is Everything’ 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Emilio Estevez’s “The Public” looked at issues of homelessness, mental illness and a frayed social fabric through the lens of a public library in Cincinnati. At the Toronto International Film Festival, summer turns to fall, and movies turn to the concerns of the day 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z However, the folks at the Troy public library really didn’t like being associated with book burning, whether or not it saved their stacks. Click here or we’ll burn this book 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z Photograph: Sam Frost The bleak situation for the country's public libraries will get "much worse" this year, according to experts, with sweeping cuts already on the horizon in Sheffield and Islington. Libraries crisis set to get 'much worse' this year 2013-01-15T16:22:15Z I am very afraid for when public libraries cease to exist. 2010-02-05T18:26:00Z Many also object to saying that these books are banned because they are still available in public libraries and bookstores. Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Her mother, who grew up in Mississippi and was not allowed into segregated public libraries, was a Jehovah’s Witness who fostered an early interest in reading and writing. Gloria Naylor, whose novels gave voice to African American women, dies at 66 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Libby suggests, intentionally or not, that public libraries, the actual buildings, are no longer necessary, that libraries have become — like everything and everyone else — place-less purveyors of content. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z He and his wife, Helen Redmond, have supported many projects in town, including a public library renovation and a residency program run by a local artists’ collective. How Civil Must America Be? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Of all the institutions we have, both public and private, the public library is the truest democratic space. The Internet can’t replace libraries: Why they matter more than ever in the age of Google 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z As a boy growing up in Lund, he’d bicycle from his anti-apartheid club meetings to the public library to flip through Interview magazine. That Summer: the story behind the 'other' Grey Gardens documentary 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z So while many of the public library buildings are closed, you can still borrow books from your library. Public Libraries, Life Without Parole and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Admission starts at £18 for adults, £12 concessions. 1930s Wigan Library holds more than 100,000 volumes and is the seventh largest public library in Britain. Wigan Pier 2011-02-20T00:04:14Z That’s the first thing that strikes Orlean: how even in the age of the internet, the public library remains the place people come to for answers to their most pressing questions. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z And the children’s corner of the public library. Building Back Better — One Community at a Time 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Smart sat in a public library alongside her two captors saying not a word while a detective questioned them. When I was kidnapped 2013-05-09T11:45:00Z "He's fought a lot of battles," Cloud said, sitting at a picnic table outside the public library in Brooksville. Romney vs. Gingrich is a fight for GOP's direction 2012-01-29T02:23:00Z “There are 18 million passengers a year that only transfer through Schiphol,” about 40 percent of total traffic, said Mr. van Tol, who works for ProBiblio, a nonprofit agency that supports Dutch public libraries. At Schiphol, an Unlikely Sanctuary of Books 2010-09-16T03:00:00Z Service cuts in public library staff, public parks hours, after-school programs, HeadStart — all hurt families. Our outsourced lives 2012-08-15T15:37:00Z It is not included on the American Library Association’s list of top 25 public libraries in the United States when measured by population served, size of collection, circulation or frequency of visits. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Signing kids up for summer reading programs at the local public library is one easy way to do this. Perspective | Yes, parents, there is a magic formula to keep your kids reading through the summer 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In the gateway places, public libraries, police officers, hospitals and parks disappeared. Building Back Better — One Community at a Time 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Other than books that I really cherish, I donate many to my local public library. Bill Bratton Doesn’t Root for the Bad Guys 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The 1964 Act requires the secretary of state to 'superintend and promote the improvement of the public library service provided by local authorities'. Library campaigners mount legal challenges to closures 2011-03-01T17:01:21Z Readers, if you haven’t visited a public library in a while, it’s time to do so. Hints From Heloise: Return to sender ... ahead of time 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Even in the age of e-books and tablets, banning a book from a public library still carries weight because libraries still play such a vital role in providing people access to books. 'Fifty Shades' too steamy for some library shelves 2012-05-09T19:41:42Z During his two-year term, he is expected to compose poems to the city, host at least six readings, hold at least six classes or workshops at public library branches and serve as a cultural ambassador. The new Los Angeles poet laureate is Luis Rodriguez 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Mori: I love everything Aalto did, but in terms of significance, there’s this town hall in the middle of Finland, and it’s multifunctional: housing, a public library, markets. The 25 Most Significant Works of Postwar Architecture 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z This is apparently not a metaphorical observation: pet rabbits, neighbors and the public library have apparently vanished into thin air. Critic?s Notebook: ?The Boy Detective Fails? and ?The Hollow? at Signature Theater 2011-09-30T23:30:21Z The days when a public library service could be completely and directly run by council employees are, he regrets, pretty much over. Hands off our libraries 2011-02-03T21:00:03Z His Google search on Gloria Burgle yields nothing and a second search for the Eden Valley Police Department yields a public library, which leads him to conclude that Gloria is a threat that’s easily squashed. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 6: Ray the Loser 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Kanopy took rights to show it in schools and public libraries. In ‘Women Make Film,’ a 14-hr epic of an overlooked history 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z At the time they were shown in schools and available in public libraries — an irony, someone in the doc notes, "because now you can't show a lot of these films publicly." Sex ed films through history 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z When I was a kindergartner at All Saints School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the nuns one day marched us out to the public library’s bookmobile and I was issued a library card. John Sandford: By the Book 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The comedian volunteered to stand in Charleston and share facts about his home state, like the fact that it’s the site of the first public library. Stephen Colbert Helps John Oliver Take Down the Confederacy 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Andrew Carnegie married late and gave most of his fortune away, building the performance hall in New York that bears his name, along with thousands of public libraries and several universities. On a Georgia Island, a Lot of Good Food and Plenty of Nothing 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It was difficult to keep up with classic releases on home video, particularly stuff from the Criterion Collection, he said, but fortunately for him titles would eventually turn up at his local public library. Library Cards Unlock Film Vaults 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z "A new public library in my area has these workstations for caregivers with babies," Faruk wrote in his tweet. Virginia library goes viral for parent-friendly workstations 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Brochures available online, at community centers, public libraries and Seattle Parks headquarters, 100 Dexter Ave. N., Seattle. Keeping resolutions with parks and recreation classes 2014-01-08T16:40:05Z The next day I go straight to the public library and log on for my free hour of Internet. The day Roger Ebert saved my life 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z "I guess the book buying had been well judged to cater for the demand of a fairly affluent local community that said it wanted a public library," he said. Libraries cater for the middle classes, not the deprived, says John Redwood 2011-04-11T11:40:56Z He compared the phenomenon with the early 20th-century construction of public libraries by moguls like Andrew Carnegie: “I think it was J. P. Morgan who said, ‘If you die rich, it’s a mistake.’ Watteau in Wartime, and a Miami Showcase for Anselm Kiefer 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z For six years “And Tango Makes Three” was one of the most challenged books in U.S. public libraries. Same-sex penguin parents spark literary controversy in Singapore 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The public library, which became an integral part of American life in the 19th century, was born of the great American idea — of a free marketplace for ideas and material goods. Review | America’s libraries are essential now — and this beautifully renovated one in Washington gives us hope 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z At the same time he was in many ways indefensible, as the face of the public library. The Library Fire That Ignited an Author’s Imagination 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Dear Heloise: The grandmother who wrote to you about learning to use her computer should contact her public library. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Remember to cancel that trial 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “One of the five greatest public libraries in the world” is the boast made at a new exhibition celebrating the centennial of the New York Public Library’s august building on Fifth Avenue. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z Rave For our public library system: books, music, movies, online reservations! Rant & Rave: An all-raves Thanksgiving edition 2011-11-22T21:11:04Z This is a town that is so trusting and friendly that the public library in the historic Market Square allows visitors to borrow books and DVDs. 36 Hours in the Cotswolds 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z For whatever reason, many youngsters don't get to their public library. The library: beating heart of the school 2013-03-22T09:00:00Z When you publish a story about public libraries, you know you’re going to hear from people. ‘Libraries, You Are My Heroes’: Readers Share Memories of a Favorite Haven 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Back in Ohio, Kilburn started a Pokémon card league at his public library, which allows him to help younger players improve their game. Yes, people are still obsessed with Pokémon — and this is their Super Bowl 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Twenty other public libraries around Britain will offer satellite exhibitions in coordination with “Harry Potter: A History of Magic,” and the exhibit will move to the New-York Historical Society in October 2018. The magic that inspired Harry Potter on display at the British Library 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Mom could fill up a public library with her photo albums. In trying to create snapshots of time my daughter, I recall the memories my father has forgotten 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z The public libraries and school libraries saved me, as did my mother’s bookshelf. How Libraries Saved Cheryl Strayed 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The D.C. public libraries are part of the same Collaborative Summer Library Program and are offering two free Nationals tickets to kids ages 6 to 18 who are registered and complete their summer reading program. Worried about kids and summer reading? Three experts are here to help. 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z As a society we used to accept it as perfectly normal that education, public libraries, and many other cultural and educational services would be funded by public money. The Met Should Be Open to All. The New Pay Policy Is a Mistake. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z And last year, the Farmville Town Council renamed the community’s public library in honor of Johns, who married the Rev. William Powell, had five children and became a librarian in Philadelphia’s public schools. New U.S. Civil Rights Trail leads to a little-known Virginia museum 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z I used to spend long hours after school at my town’s small public library, losing myself among stacks of books that felt as capacious and as mysteriously assembled as the universe itself. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z I’ve included my favorite watering hole, the Seward Park public library, the Hester Street market, the fountain where kids play, and the various characters I see when I walk around. Marcellus Hall’s “Lower East Side” 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Sarno worked in a laundromat there, conducted research into ethnic music at the public library and frequently joined his wife on visits to her family in Scotland. Louis Sarno Dies at 62; Moved to Africa to Preserve Ancestral Music 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The book was banned from some public libraries because it liberally quoted the soldiers’ use of profanity. Dr. Ronald Glasser, Bard of the Vietnam War Wounded, Dies at 83 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Its lobby, while handsome, is not much more opulent than a typical neighborhood public library. The Interloper on Avenue B 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Her mother is the bookkeeper at the Bergen County Cooperative Library System, a network of about 75 public libraries, in Fairlawn, N.J. Lauren Hard, Ronald Hernandez 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Not just the public libraries, but also the university libraries, were not open to foreign students. Beijing film festival: Marco Mueller back where his love of film began 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Museums, like public libraries, have long enjoyed an exalted status as places that promote erudition by permanently preserving and displaying the significant objects that define human history and culture. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z That rallied preservationists to the cause, and they successfully argued that this structure — one of Mies’s last buildings, and the only public library he built — deserved to be saved. Review | America’s libraries are essential now — and this beautifully renovated one in Washington gives us hope 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z This past decade, millions of readers discovered the convenience of downloading e-books from public libraries. Analysis | 11 trends that changed the way we read this decade 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z This is a book launch at the public library. Poetry workshop: a rectangular frame 2010-05-24T15:22:00Z When I was 11, the public library in my hometown started carrying CDs. Your First Crush 2013-07-17T16:03:16Z Many years later, at Hank Salerno’s suggestion, he got his library-science degree and found work at public library branches in the Bronx. Meet the man who is turning D.C.’s library system into a national model 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z He wrote every day in the basement office of his Cheviot Hills home and appeared from time to time at bookstores, public library fundraisers and other literary events around Los Angeles. ‘Fahrenheit 451′ Author Ray Bradbury Dies at 91 2012-06-06T14:50:36Z These and many other excellent books are available to borrow free of charge thanks to one of the greatest civic institutions ever created: the public library. Poetry and Politics, HIPAA and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z I first saw “West Side Story” on a VHS tape my mom and I rented from the public library when I was maybe 9 or 10. The Great ‘West Side Story’ Debate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z “It’s better than the public library,” Adam’s guide explains, “where they have to sleep standing up, hanging on to the newspaper stands.” J.R.R. Tolkien’s war experiences inspire his grandson’s novel, ‘No Man’s Land’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z For his installation “The American Library,” a 48-foot-long bookshelf cutting across the former reading room at the public library, the artist has used his signature textiles to wrap more than 6,000 books. New Triennial Offers Artists the Canvas of Cleveland 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Schiot discovered her story in a public library, where she started her research for “Game Changers.” Too Good to Be Ignored: Women Who Reached the Top in Sports 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z To be fair, that part of story comes after the premiere's cold open, when Dominick's twin brother Thomas chops off his own hand in a public library. "I Know This Much Is True" offers twice the Mark Ruffalo, many more times the sadness 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z Not all public libraries and universities participate in Kanopy, and some may have limited selections. The 9 best free streaming services worthy of downloading 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Shouldn’t everyone have a chance to flip through “The Psychic Sasquatch and Their UFO Connection”? But public libraries aren’t designed to preserve unusual texts, they said. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Ibragimova produces a mesmeric reading of the Partita before leaving the audience at liberty to explore the ancient stacks of Britain's oldest public library to the disembodied strains of Biber's Mystery Sonata. Alina Ibragimova/Quay Brothers ? review 2011-07-06T18:15:01Z He specifically sought out science-fiction fans for “Star Wars,” and 20th Century Fox, its distributor, advised exhibitors to use science-fiction displays in public libraries to reach youngsters on summer break. ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Belong to George Lucas. It Belongs to the Fans. 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Many of the once legendary slums have been transformed through some astonishing architectural gems, like the Biblioteca España, a hyper-modern public library and community space in the low-income Santo Domingo neighborhood. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z She said books that had been removed from school libraries in the state should not be considered “banned” because they remained available at public libraries and in bookstores. Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Rather than harnessing the power of mobile phone technology, she believes the answer lies in books – and in public libraries and provision of texts in schools. Nadine Gordimer advocates book over screen for the imagination - and Africa 2010-05-30T22:13:00Z Quisqueyana Playground, near the Fort Washington branch of the public library, hangs like a balcony over Harlem River Drive. New York Playgrounds I Have Known 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Y’s movie is being shown at a public library in a village in the Arava, a sparsely populated, austerely beautiful desert region in southern Israel. ‘Ahed’s Knee’ Review: A Filmmaker’s Agony in the Desert 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z I talk to drunks at the bus station, browse through kiddie books at the public library, get phrases from college kids and our babysitter. John D. Loudermilk, Who Wrote ‘Tobacco Road’ and ‘Indian Reservation,’ Dies at 82 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Several argued that the state should invest in the book business by assisting public libraries and removing the tax on books. Will Waterstone's have a significant future selling books in Britain? 2012-12-21T22:54:01Z What many public libraries have done, despite Covid and because of it, is consciously enhance their physical presence on the street and in the neighborhood. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Imagine dancers leaping and twirling all over the place — in the subway, on a fire escape, in the public library. Books, DVDs for performing-arts fans 2012-12-13T00:32:42Z The short-story collection “Not What You Expected,” by Joan Aiken, is one of the most magical of all the books I found at the Coral Gables public library during one of my many childhood moves. What books inspired Richard Russo, Harlan Coben, Lauren Groff and others 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z I was a bookworm boring through whole stacks of public libraries. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z As well as politics, Hannah Mitchell tried to create "beauty in civic life" and this blossomed in her work on public libraries, parks and gardens. All hail HannaH – a new festival celebrating 'great stuff' in the north 2013-04-23T14:13:59Z Kanopy offers over a selection of more than 30,000 films, documentaries and children’s programming, all commercial free, to those with a public library card or currently enrolled in college. Not just Netflix: the best alternative US streaming services 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z ON paper, Anthony W. Marx, 53, would seem like an ideal candidate to run the nation’s largest public library system. Tony Marx’s Challenges Running the New York Public Library 2012-10-10T22:41:42Z He maintains an active website and blog using a computer at the public library. 'The Man Who Quit Money': Foreswearing the almighty dollar 2012-03-01T00:12:03Z For decades, Ms. McGovern’s books were mainstays of public libraries, classroom book nooks, bedroom shelves and children’s treasure piles. Ann McGovern, author of ‘Stone Soup’ and other children’s books, dies at 85 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z She seeks refuge in the public library, where she immerses herself in a fantasy world of butterflies. Cunning, Damaged and Deranged: The Latest Thrillers by Women 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z "I don't believe," Mauger concluded, "that this government wants to be responsible for the end of the public library service in this country." Urgent warning over cuts threat to libraries 2010-10-19T14:48:00Z When my daughters were little, their school was a block away from the public library. Your secret weapon to becoming a better cook costs nothing 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z This system from Mango Languages is available free on public computers at libraries across the country, including New York public libraries. Inventive, Cheaper Tools for Learning a Language 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z After work I would walk to a study room at the public library, close the door and slip into my novel. That waitress who thinks she can write: Waiting tables and crafting a novel in the infamous MFA town 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z One of the places my kids and I miss most is the public library. Perspective | Covid-19 took away our family’s second home: The library 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z At the time, the city was looking for a new tenant for its landmark public library building, a two-story, buff-colored modernist edifice in the city’s historical core. ‘The Cheech,’ a Game Changer for Chicano Art, Opens in Riverside 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z It created education programs, especially for children; a popular restaurant; a bookstore selling unusual books published by the museum itself; and a public library dedicated solely to art. Russia’s Expanded Garage Musem Aims to Be a Global Art Player 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Together they discover picture books and public libraries, and the gifts they brought with them — open hearts, art, poetry and stories — blossom. Best children’s books of 2018 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z It's hard not to feel utterly despondent at the current plight of public libraries. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z Since May, I’ve been doing writing consultations over Zoom through a public library, which means exposing my unruly shelves to public scrutiny. Perspective | Why bother organizing your books? A messy personal library is proof of life. 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Last summer, in Berkeley, California, librarians pulled roughly forty thousand books off the shelves of the public library and carted them away. Weeding the Worst Library Books 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z I retired from a public library many years ago, but even in the 20th century I knew hip librarians and hippie librarians, chic librarians and messy librarians. Review: ‘What We’re Up Against,’ a Sexism Story More Timely Than Ever 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z When I was 7, I got a library card at the public library in Whittier, California, and that was like my magic carpet. Firoozeh Dumas sees the humor amid middle-school stress 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The trays of English Breakfast and Japanese popcorn tea, and the Diptyque scent emanating from the candelabras in the New York City public library show venue, set an elegant tone. Victoria Beckham on song at New York fashion week 2013-02-10T18:20:22Z She began her career as a children’s librarian in the Chicago public library system, and in 1991, she was named its deputy commissioner and chief librarian. Obama nominates African American woman to be Librarian of Congress 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z It’s not the only recent shooting at a public library. Two killed in shooting at a New Mexico public library 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The public libraries, she added, "serve as safe, accessible, and free resource centers for every citizen of the City of Suffolk. Public libraries provide opportunities for collaboration between students, staff, and community stakeholders." Citing omicron, some libraries curtail their hours and curb some services again 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Librarians are civilized people, but in an age of surging public library use and slashed budgets of same, many were not pleased. Libraries, publishers armed for e-book showdown 2011-04-01T20:56:05Z Working with Eugene E. Jones, Jr., who runs the Housing Authority, Mr. Emanuel persuaded federal officials that public libraries could be co-located with public housing projects without putting federal housing subsidies at risk. Chicago Finds a Way to Improve Public Housing: Libraries 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z In a kind of hearts-and-flowers literacy drive, public libraries across the country are sponsoring speed-date nights to draw more young professionals into reading rooms. One Way to Encourage Checking-Out at the Library 2011-03-02T22:32:49Z The award is given by the Urban Libraries Council, a national organization of about 150 large public library systems. Book news: Timothy Egan, Maria Semple, U Book Store 2013-07-26T21:32:12Z While the sketch is a wonderful advertisement for little free libraries — which I, as a librarian, fully support — I do want to correct the statement “when public libraries are closed.” Public Libraries, Life Without Parole and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z It was in the public library after all -- it had simply been misfiled. Good news and bad news for the Boston Public Library 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Today's community-focused public libraries support their residents and patrons with services that go beyond book borrowing, of course — those include literacy programs, computer access, and other related services and projects. Citing omicron, some libraries curtail their hours and curb some services again 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Then away to the public library, where I maxed out my kid card every Saturday. Luis Alberto Urrea: By the Book 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z At a public library in Gillette, Wyo., community members who wanted books about L.G.B.T.Q. themes and characters removed filed a criminal report with the sheriff’s office, accusing library staff of providing obscene material. Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z I would go to public library a lot which was relatively unusual, but not necessarily discouraged. Breaking Amish: One Ex-Follower’s True Story of Moving to the Big Apple 2012-09-09T12:00:38Z There is a revealing moment when we see him visiting the Port Elizabeth public library and recalling how he would go to the top floor to read the novels of William Faulkner. Playwright Athol Fugard: a man of obstinacy and courage 2012-06-03T17:45:01Z In the early 1900s, the Carnegie family provided millions in donations — today the equivalent of about a zillion dollars — for the creation of public libraries across New York. Protesting has never been so hilarious 2013-05-16T16:37:00Z The Libraries Act of 1850 empowered larger local authorities to add a halfpenny to the rate to run a free public library – but not to buy books, or raise the capital to build it. Letters: Can philanthropy again come to the help of public libraries? 2011-01-31T00:05:06Z "One reason immigrant Hispanics may find public libraries more difficult to use is their language use or skills—more than half are Spanish-dominant, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys of Hispanics." Pew finds Hispanics diverge over libraries 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “If he kept it improperly, he wouldn’t be passing it along to a public library.” A Piece of ?Gone With the Wind? Isn?t Gone After All 2011-03-29T22:30:17Z “Mind you, that’s all I did. I belonged to three lending libraries and the public library.” Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z To counter declining interest and attract the young, members lead an after-school checkers program at Garrison Elementary School and demonstrate their skills at a nearby public library. This checkers club is competing against the Internet and gentrification. Can it stay alive? 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z After lunch we walked down Broad Avenue towards the public library on Second Street past shoe repair shops, clothing stores, hair salons and coffee shops, all with signs in Hangul and English. In suburban N.J., let off steam the traditional Korean way 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Hayden is leaving an institution of 22 branches and 500 employees that colleagues say she transformed into a model for modern and engaged public libraries. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z That the roof deck became a public library status symbol during a period when we could only safely gather outdoors is a happy accident. Why Libraries May Never Stop Being People Places 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z If yet more bookshops close and people can only find books online, without public libraries there would be no place for children to physically browse and discover their tastes in reading. Julia Donaldson defends libraries from Terry Deary's attack 2013-02-15T16:13:12Z On tap are a public library and a children’s art center. Arts Playground Sprouts in China 2010-08-03T14:27:00Z Even if Mayfield and Markham are never charged with wrongdoing, the scandal has done irrefutable harm to the public library system. In New Orleans, scandal tarnishes a jazz star and the libraries he was asked to help 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Mornings, he stood in the schoolyard until his classmates disappeared indoors, then he headed to the public library. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z At the same time, they also rewrote the foundation’s bylaws, expanding its mission to support not just the public library, but also “literacy and community organizations.” In New Orleans, scandal tarnishes a jazz star and the libraries he was asked to help 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z His wife was likewise made to quit her job at a public library, said HRW. Azerbaijan accused of intimidating writer 2013-02-12T13:41:20Z In another painting we see a dilapidated public library. George Shaw's prophetic art of neglect 2011-04-04T10:40:17Z Many of them will turn to public libraries, where they probably should’ve gone in the first place. How to weather the Trump administration: Head to the library 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Lush carpeting, leather sofas and armchairs, rich wood-and-glass shelves and semi-private Internet stations would be the envy of any public library. Which cruise ship library is right for you? 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The public library makes this possible, free of charge. Perspective | Covid-19 took away our family’s second home: The library 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Now two of the country’s largest public library systems are taking that practice a step further. Libraries to offer Wi-Fi to go in Chicago and New York 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z For these and countless other reasons, the public library was a key factor in shaping who I am today. 'If you tolerate this ...': Nicky Wire on library closures 2011-02-07T22:00:01Z The show is a benefit for ProjectArt, which partners with public libraries and artists in underserved communities around the U.S. to hold free art classes for youth ages 4 to 17. 'My Kid Could Do That': See the childhood art of Ruscha, Opie, Aitken and others on view in L.A. 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Are our public libraries filled with resources that any young man or woman can easily borrow to better understand himself, and are those services linked to other social forms of youth support? My half-brother scares me 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z The installation, on view at the public library, includes photographs of workplaces from the National Archives, interactive kiosks and an accompanying cellphone tour for more in-depth stories. History at Work in Cedar Key 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z It is no wonder that the first professional police department was established here, as was the first free public library. Boxer who fought Tsarnaev: “Wish I’d known he was evil” 2013-04-23T23:41:00Z But in LA there are kids who are homeless who go to the library, the public library, who at night lean up against the wall so they can get wifi. "We've got a Marvel movie here": Stephen Gyllenhaal reframes the not-for-profit battle for justice 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Many school districts, as well as churches, clubs like the YMCA, and even public libraries, offer tutoring and academic enrichment classes during the summer months. 4 Ways Students Can Prep for SATs Over the Summer 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z After graduating from Chicago’s Roosevelt University, Hayden began looking for a job in the city, stopping at the public library between interviews. ‘Rock star’ Baltimore librarian makes history at Library of Congress 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s been one year since public library cardholders in New York’s five boroughs were given expanded — and free — access to the arts through the citywide Culture Pass initiative. Libraries’ Culture Pass Signs Up 70,000 in First Year 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z First-time applicants must appear in person at a passport acceptance facility, such as a public library or post office. Passports, TSA PreCheck, Global Entry and Real ID: What you need to know 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Otis Wells, 51, said he, his wife and their son stood in a long line at a polling place in an old public library in the Jackson suburb of Clinton. Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor’s election 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In addition, most public libraries are open as a place to get warm, across King and Snohomish counties during the day. Where to find shelter from the cold in King and Snohomish counties 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z He and Brave Books launched a nationwide tour last year to read his Christian-themed children’s books at public libraries in reaction to the wave of Drag Queen Story Hours sponsored by public libraries. ‘Love your enemies’: Kirk Cameron prepares to walk the talk with new children’s book 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z A pro-Palestinian rally was planned for Friday outside the main branch of New York City's public library to call for a ceasefire. Hundreds rally in New York City to demand release of Hamas hostages 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z She’s had to find ways to adapt, including often taking her lunch break in the air conditioning of a nearby public library. AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s hottest summer fell hardest on most vulnerable 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Such efforts have largely focused on keeping certain types of books out of school libraries, but the ALA said they now extend just as much to public libraries. Voters in Iowa community to decide whether to give City Council more control over library books 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “The public library had a copy of it so I could go watch it in short bursts with headphones on in a little cubicle. That’s also how I saw ‘The Shining’ for the first time.” Director David Gordon Green brings his inner 11-year-old to his 'Exorcist' reboot 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z That law strips public libraries of state funding if they restrict or ban materials for “partisan or doctrinal reasons.” Column: Not satisfied with schools, book banners are now targeting adults' right to read 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Brave Books, which has led the battle against the lurch to the left at public libraries, had a book for that. Brave Books hosts anti-socialism library reading after ALA leader calls for ‘socialist organizing’ 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Their duty, set out in law, is to "provide a comprehensive and efficient public library service for persons living, working or studying in Northern Ireland". Libraries in Northern Ireland cannot afford new books in 2023/24 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z “This public library is an irretrievably compromised entity, and it needs to be removed from our midst,” the voters guide statement against the library would read. Embattled WA library wins lawsuit, won’t shut down after fight over books 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z If you go to the reference section of your public library, you can ask one of the research specialists in that section to help you find the EIN for a company. Where Can I Look Up A Federal Tax Id? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z In 2020, another Texas federal judge invalidated an ordinance enacted in the city of Wichita Falls that allowed books to be removed from the public library if petitions with 300 signatures demanded their removal. Column: Not satisfied with schools, book banners are now targeting adults' right to read 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z You can also go to the reference section of your local public library and request that the librarian use the business directories on-hand to look up the EIN of any public or private company. How To Look Up A Business By Its Tax Id Number 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z If you ever need a service such as tax preparation advice or free notary, you should consider calling your local public library. How To Get Free Notary Service 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries. Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The city's public library - complete with an amphitheatre, gardens and hundreds of thousands of books - opened to the public in 2013 at a cost of £189m. Could 'bankrupt' Birmingham sell assets to raise funds? 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Don’t put that book down just yet — the sad saga of an irrational initiative to close the public library in Dayton has taken a hopeful turn. A plot twist in the misguided efforts to shut down Dayton's library | Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z “Books are being challenged all over both in school and public libraries, but really nothing like the tactics that have been used in Warren County,” she said. Virginia library faces potential shutdown over funding after children’s books are challenged 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The Republican governor’s concerns come against the backdrop of a national debate on age-appropriateness versus censorship as books on sexual orientation and gender fluidity make their way into classrooms, school libraries and public libraries. Alabama governor confronts state library service over ‘sexually suggestive’ books for youth 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z He said the event was held in more than 300 public libraries across 46 states. American Library Association faces backlash over ‘Marxist’ president Emily Drabinski 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In a free society, the public library is a cornerstone of democracy. Book banning has consequences | Op-Ed, WA State Librarian 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z It’s also noteworthy that the petitioners intentionally boxed out the voters of Dayton — the people who live closest to the county’s only public library. A plot twist in the misguided efforts to shut down Dayton's library | Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Efforts to ban books have been surging at school and public libraries. Bans on diverse board books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts say 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z “This public library is an irretrievably compromised entity, and it needs to be removed from our midst,” they write. A WA library at risk puts democracy at risk | Editorial 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z According to the American Library Association, attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries set a record in 2022. Pushing back on limits elsewhere, Vermont’s lieutenant governor goes on banned books tour 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The voters guide statement against the library, written by three other library opponents, is even blunter: “This public library is an irretrievably compromised entity, and it needs to be removed from our midst.” Book battles are raging nationwide. A WA library could be nation’s first to close 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z In 2022, the American Library Assn. reported 32 attempts to restrict access to books in California schools and public libraries, with 87 titles challenged in those attempts. LGBTQ+ book bans are hitting California schools. How teachers can fight back 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z They could emulate public libraries that have invested in social workers to help meet patrons’ more complex needs. Opinion: Grocery stores used to be my happy place. Then they started locking up the detergent 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Instead, they intend to shut down the county’s only public library in the city of Dayton. A WA library at risk puts democracy at risk | Editorial 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Obama also appeared this summer in TikTok videos in collaboration with public libraries in Illinois, Maryland and Texas, and the Illinois Kankakee Public Library’s video highlighted their goal of providing access to banned books. ‘This can’t be real’: How President Obama landed a cameo on library’s TikTok 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z And rural areas suffered the most, lacking the resources — public libraries, mass transit, accessible healthcare — that even the poorest, most segregated neighborhoods in large cities afforded their residents. In the U.S., geography is fate. A new book on poverty seeks to change that 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Edwin Rodarte, a senior librarian at the public library, explained that librarians adhere to their city’s collection policy with acquisitions based on criteria such as book quality, length and age group. LGBTQ+ book bans are hitting California schools. How teachers can fight back 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In a similar move to many local authorities, overdue book fines were permanently scrapped in July across North Lincolnshire's 14 public libraries to encourage people to use the service. 2001: A Space Odyssey library book returned 53 years late 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z He campaigned with an expert’s knowledge for modern forestry techniques, to the benefit of the nation’s parks, especially Yosemite, and to building free public library systems in some L.A. Real estate, transit, oil — how early L.A. built fortunes and bred scoundrels 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers targeted sexual content in public libraries with a new law for removing or relocating “explicit sexual material” from public libraries’ children’s collections. Buckle up: New laws from seat belts to library books take effect in North Dakota 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z They said the public library group has received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds over several decades, including money for “free community engagement training.” No taxpayer dollars to block Kirk Cameron library events, demand GOP senators 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Some of the nation's biggest cities, including Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, have opened cooling centers in public libraries and community centers for those who are unable to escape the hot temperatures. Half of US faces dangerous sweltering heat wave 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z The number of holdups reported by the Metropolitan Police Department has exploded this year by nearly 60% as thieves brazenly confront citizens outside bars, public libraries and the victims’ own apartments. Violent thieves in D.C. target pedestrians, cyclists, drivers 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z When The New York Times recently published a photo essay celebrating public libraries, the reader responses poured in. Need Some Coastal Escape? Got Gold Rush Fever? Explore These State Parks. 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The law requires a “compliance report” from public libraries to a top legislative panel. Buckle up: New laws from seat belts to library books take effect in North Dakota 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z According to the GOP senators, “Brave Books deserves the same opportunity to host and organize events in public libraries as other groups, including those that the ALA has taken an aggressive role promoting.” No taxpayer dollars to block Kirk Cameron library events, demand GOP senators 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Besides casinos, air-conditioned public libraries, police station lobbies and other places from Texas to California planned to be open to the public to offer relief at least for part of the day. Heat wave could break Vegas record as visitors stay inside chilled casinos and ER doctors are busy 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z I use the list to select books to place on hold through the Libby app at the L.A. and Pasadena public libraries. Calendar Feedback: Readers debate solutions to L.A. parking woes 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Kundera's activism led to his dismissal from his teaching post and his novels were removed from public libraries, while the sale of his work was banned until the fall of the Communist government in 1989. Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, dies aged 94 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Fargo’s public library has had one or two challenges per year. Buckle up: New laws from seat belts to library books take effect in North Dakota 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The public library, shops and a supermarket have all been torched here. France riots: Within days we were in hell, says mayor 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z A group working with Miller’s daughter, writer and filmmaker Rebecca Miller, has been trying to raise $1 million to renovate the structure and move it to the grounds of a local public library. Playwright Arthur Miller’s old studio is in a Connecticut parking lot, awaiting its next act 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z You can also check out vehicle passes for most California state parks from your local public library. Five State Parks to Visit This Summer 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Brave Books accused the association of attempting to “sabotage conservative or Christian parent groups from gathering in public libraries on August 5th.” American Library Association accused of seeking to ‘sabotage’ Kirk Cameron reading event 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “Our job as the public library is to be representative as broadly as we can in terms of our society and our community.” Buckle up: New laws from seat belts to library books take effect in North Dakota 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Many public libraries, public housing facilities and clinics are also stocked with the drug. Struggling with a drug crisis, San Francisco wants Narcan available at every pharmacy 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He said that while public libraries could enforce regulations governing their patrons, the regulations used by the Morristown library violated the man’s rights because they were too broad. H. Lee Sarokin, Federal Judge Who Freed Hurricane Carter, Dies at 94 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Sarokin issued some 2,500 rulings over his career, among them deciding that a homeless man couldn’t be barred from a public library because of his smell. H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 94 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z “They are stealthily removing Christian voices from the public square by encouraging libraries country-wide to suppress Christian conservative parent groups from meeting within public libraries.” American Library Association accused of seeking to ‘sabotage’ Kirk Cameron reading event 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Limiting books: The Huntington Beach City Council is limiting children’s access to books at the public library that one council member described as “obscene,” Voice of OC reports. We’re Adding New Songs to Our California Soundtrack 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The decision means handguns cannot be carried in places such as zoos, public parks, public libraries and museums, bars, and health care facilities. Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law to remain in effect 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z He was a lifelong bookworm who recalled taking out up to four novels a day from his local public library. Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z She went on to try one diet after another and bought so many books on weight loss that she thinks she has more than the public library. New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The goal is to “gather at our local public libraries to pray, sing, and read a children’s book of virtue,” Mr. Cameron said. American Library Association accused of seeking to ‘sabotage’ Kirk Cameron reading event 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The American Library Association in March announced that attempts to censor books in schools and public libraries reached a 20-year high in 2022 - twice as many as 2021, the previous record. ‘First of its kind’ Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban materials because of “partisan or doctrinal” disapproval will be ineligible for state funding as of Jan. 1, 2024, when the new law goes into effect. ‘First of its kind’ Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Kanopy is free to use for those with a public library card or a valid university account. 11 free streaming services that can save film and TV buffs big money 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z It appears on a sign outside my local public library branch and reads as follows: Opinion: No hippopotamuses at unruly house parties, and other obscure L.A. laws 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z “If you’re a public library worker, now is the time to prepare for what could be either an onslaught or a big nothing burger,” said the June 5 post by former librarian Kelly Jensen. American Library Association accused of seeking to ‘sabotage’ Kirk Cameron reading event 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z No one believes that there are children lining up for a boring academic talk at a public library. he Tennessee drag decision shows even a Trump judge can see through the "protect the kids" lie 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z The American Library Association in March announced that attempts to censor books in schools and public libraries reached a 20-year high in 2022 — twice as many as 2021, the previous record. ‘First of its kind’ Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Mostly recently, books featuring the events have been pulled off public library shelves. China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 20 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs challenging Arkansas’ restrictions also include the Fayetteville and Eureka Springs Carnegie public libraries, the American Booksellers Association and the Association of American Publishers. Suit challenges Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z As a 16-year-old with a new driver’s license, one of the first places I went was to the public library in a neighboring town in the Midwest. Book bans close windows into new worlds, Seattle Library e-card opens them | Op-Ed 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z No public Tiananmen vigils have been held since 2020, while several sculptures on university campuses have been removed, and books on the events taken down from public libraries. Hong Kong businesses mark Tiananmen anniversary in face of pressures 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Since the enactment of the National Security Lw, Tiananmen-related statues have been removed from universities and books about the event have been pulled off public library shelves. Amid shrinking freedoms, Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Authorities also removed books about recent Chinese history from public libraries and forced a leading university to take down a sculpture commemorating those who died in 1989. China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 20 detained in Hong Kong on anniversary of 1989 protests 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Three public sculptures marking June 4 have been dismantled in Hong Kong since 2021, and all books on the crackdown have been removed from public libraries over the past year. Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The public library gave me my first chance to explore who I was on my own terms. Book bans close windows into new worlds, Seattle Library e-card opens them | Op-Ed 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Republican-led state and local governments are rewriting textbooks and ridding public libraries of stark racial lessons from the nation’s past. Talk of Racism Proves Thorny for G.O.P. Candidates of Color 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Justice, the group’s co-founder, notes the books are still available in public libraries and through booksellers. Latest GOP 2024 hopeful DeSantis ‘blazing a trail’ on book bans in Republican-controlled states 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The teachers’ union and other groups are suing on the grounds that the law extends beyond schools into public libraries. Ron DeSantis’s Anti-science Agenda is Dangerous 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z As attempts to ban or restrict books reach a record high in the U.S., public libraries and school districts have become new battlegrounds for the nation’s ever-present culture wars. How to watch LeVar Burton at the L.A. Times Book Club 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z And pickets have sprung up outside public libraries hosting “drag story hours.” Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z On social media he has dived into the culture wars, tweeting that Biden is pursuing a "Satanic agenda" on religious issues, and referring to public libraries as "liberal grooming centers." Pushing for cuts in debt-ceiling fight, US Republican gets millions for his district 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z According to a statement on the American Library Association website, public libraries have a civic duty to care for poor and homeless patrons. Libraries struggle with shrinking budgets, bitter book battles, influx of homeless 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper reported that more than 40 percent of video materials and books involving "political themes" had been removed from public libraries since 2020. Hong Kong leader says public libraries must ensure books don't violate laws 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, Wong's books have also been pulled from the shelves of public libraries across the city. Hong Kong 'firefighter' cartoonist bids farewell to newspaper strip after 40 years 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “We will change the whole public library paradigm. The libraries regular Americans recall are gone. They’ve become liberal grooming centers,” said U.S. Up against the wall, librarian 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Brave Books, the publisher of Mr. Cameron’s book, said it reached out last year to more than 50 public libraries to see whether they would sponsor a reading by the actor, but none did. Kirk Cameron brings anti-woke library tour to Billy Graham Library in North Carolina 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Budget cuts hit both public libraries and school libraries during the pandemic, but the number of K-12 school libraries and librarians has been declining for decades. Libraries struggle with shrinking budgets, bitter book battles, influx of homeless 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z This was in Washington, at the Cleveland Park public library. Right-wing story hour, part 3: The unbearable sadness of being Sean Spicer 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr O'Keefe told the BBC that he worked on the hit show from his "tiny" Brooklyn flat, or sometimes from the public library when his electricity failed. TV writers explain why they're walking out 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “What I always tell people is if there’s not something in your public library that offends you, then we’ve done something terribly wrong,” Fay said. Up against the wall, librarian 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z But if it’s a QR code on a leaflet at your public library or to pay your friend on Venmo, it’s fine. Public WiFi is safe and 4 other tech fears you can stop worrying about 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Though it’s true that not one of the titles Mr. Burr referenced is available on commercial streaming platforms, they are readily available on DVD at academic and public libraries. Opinion | We should worry about preserving current content, not old movies 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z On Friday afternoons, I had a ritual of going to the public library with my mom and brother to get piles of books. In ‘Ways of Being,’ Bellingham poet Sati Mookherjee holds space for grief 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Of these challenges, 58% targeted books and materials in school libraries, classroom libraries or school curricula; 41% targeted materials in public libraries. Seattle Public Library to let young people nationwide borrow banned books 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z It said this would not include colleges, universities, museums or art galleries but would include public libraries and public school libraries, among some other places. North Dakota governor vetoes 1 library bill, signs another 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Forty-eight percent were for public libraries and 1% for college and university libraries. Parents challenge books in record numbers, American Library Association report says 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The movement to restrict books is also affecting public libraries. Book bans are soaring in U.S. schools, fueled largely by new laws in Republican-led states 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries have surged across the country, setting a record in 2022, according to the American Library Association last month. Transgender, library, child care bills move in North Dakota 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z “Judy Blume Forever” also gets into the efforts to ban her books from public libraries in the Reagan era — and again today. Review: The irrepressible writer shows why she's the GOAT of YA lit in 'Judy Blume Forever' 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z As part of their visit to the city the King and Queen Consort will also visit Liverpool Central Library to officially mark its twinning with Ukraine's first public library, the Regional Scientific Library in Odesa. Eurovision 2023: King to reveal show set in Liverpool visit 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Alexandria, Virginia, makes the ranking at 18 with its numerous bookstores and public libraries. D.C. ranks in top 5 among best cities for book lovers 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Because they cannot win in "the marketplace of ideas," their new solution is mass censorship by defunding and shutting down public libraries and other spaces of learning. Why Americans can't keep nice things 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The potential library shutdown attracted national attention and was widely condemned by academic and freedom-of-speech groups, who saw it as one further step in the erosion of conservative support for the country’s public library system. Texas county will not shutter libraries in book ban dispute 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z A county in Texas may close its public library system after a federal judge ruled a children’s book ban unconstitutional. Texas county may close library after judge orders banned books returned 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z According to the American Library Association, challenges to books in school libraries and public libraries have increased markedly since 2021 — nearly 1,300 instances last year, which was nearly double the year before. Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story. Then the calls for a ban began. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z That’s why there are elected school and public library boards, he said. Illinois seeks library pledge against ‘banning’ books 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z The right has targeted public libraries and other places of learning because they know that those spaces are critical for a healthy democracy. Why Americans can't keep nice things 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Most public libraries host regular story times for children, and this is a great way to meet other families with young kids. Advice | Ask Amy: My wife takes care of our finances and resists my questions 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Persephone Rose, a performer who read to kids at a Fairfax County public library in McLean, said in a response to a negative tweet about the story hour two years ago. Perspective | One Va. official says drag queens hurt kids. She’s missing the real threat. 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z “I can’t push my identity down anymore,” said Garcia, a public library analyst who joined the Latino Employees Organization in Long Beach. Perspective | What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation |
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